Volume : 6, Issue : 8, August - 2017

A STUDY TO ASSESS THE NEED AND ACCEPTANCE OF TELEMEDICINE BY DOCTOR, PATIENT AND ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF IN G.S HOSPITAL,SHOLINGHUR

V. Nandhana Prashanth, N. Junior Sundresh

Abstract :

<p>&nbsp;<b style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:&quot;Perpetua&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;mso-fareast-font-family:&#10;&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;color:#2E74B5;mso-bidi-language:&#10;TA">Background and objective</span></b><b style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;&#10;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;&#10;color:#4F81BD;mso-bidi-language:TA">: </span></b><span lang="EN-IN" style="text-align: justify; font-size: 14pt; font-family: Perpetua, serif; color: rgb(79, 129, 189);">1. To identify the needs which influence the technology acceptance by medical professional, administrative staffs &amp; patients 2. To study the telemedicine system performance in the hospital.</span><b style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;mso-fareast-font-family:&#10;&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;color:#4F81BD;mso-ansi-language:EN-IN;mso-bidi-language:TA"> </span></b><b style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:&quot;Perpetua&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:&#10;Perpetua;color:#4F81BD">Methods</span></b><span style="text-align: justify; font-size: 14pt; font-family: Perpetua, serif; color: rgb(79, 129, 189);">: </span><span lang="EN-IN" style="text-align: justify; font-size: 14pt; font-family: Perpetua, serif; color: rgb(79, 129, 189);">The study was descriptive on the basis of analysis of data. The research approach includes collection of information, attitude and opinion directly from the concerned doctors, administrative staffs and patients through structured open and close ended questionnaires and direct interview.</span><span style="text-align: justify; font-size: 14pt; font-family: Perpetua, serif; color: rgb(79, 129, 189);">&nbsp; &nbsp;</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:1.45pt;text-align:justify;line-height:&#10;normal"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:&quot;Perpetua&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;&#10;mso-bidi-font-family:Perpetua;color:#4F81BD">Results</span></b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:&quot;Perpetua&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:&#10;Perpetua;color:#4F81BD">:</span><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:&quot;Perpetua&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;&#10;mso-bidi-font-family:Perpetua;mso-ansi-language:EN-IN;mso-fareast-language:&#10;EN-IN;mso-bidi-language:HI"> </span><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-size:14.0pt;&#10;font-family:&quot;Perpetua&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;color:#4F81BD;&#10;mso-ansi-language:EN-IN">According to our study,<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:1.45pt;text-align:justify;line-height:&#10;normal"><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:&quot;Perpetua&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;&#10;mso-bidi-font-family:Perpetua;color:#4F81BD;mso-ansi-language:EN-IN">1.</span><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:&quot;Perpetua&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:&#10;Arial;color:#4F81BD;mso-ansi-language:EN-IN">80% of doctors agree that using telemedicine technology is more flexible in providing patient care.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:1.45pt;text-align:justify;line-height:&#10;normal"><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:&quot;Perpetua&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;&#10;mso-bidi-font-family:Perpetua;color:#4F81BD;mso-ansi-language:EN-IN">2.</span><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:&quot;Perpetua&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:&#10;Arial;color:#4F81BD;mso-ansi-language:EN-IN"> 71% of administrative staffs feel that among the factors affecting the telemedicine performance is due to non availability of doctors while 29% points to miscellaneous factors like power failure and none faced problems with technical failure.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify; line-height: normal; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; vertical-align: baseline;"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:&quot;Perpetua&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:&#10;Perpetua;color:#4F81BD">Conclusion</span></b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;&#10;font-family:&quot;Perpetua&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:Perpetua;color:#4F81BD">: </span><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:&quot;Perpetua&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:&#10;Perpetua;color:#4F81BD;mso-ansi-language:EN-IN">Majority of the administrative staffs are in favor of telemedicine. This technology helps in improving the image of the hospital, attracting patients, providing efficient care and most importantly curbing cost, time, distance and documentation work.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify; line-height: normal; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; vertical-align: baseline;"><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:&quot;Perpetua&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:&#10;Perpetua;color:#4F81BD;mso-ansi-language:EN-IN">&nbsp;</span></p>