title: Awareness, Attitude and Readiness of Clinical Staff Towards Telemedicine: A Study in Mashhad, Iran.
abstract: A questionnaire was used to survey Iranian clinical staff about telemedicine. The score for awareness was 13 ± 5.5 out of 35 and indicated low awareness about telemedicine. Only 43.7% stated they had heard about teleconsultation. The figure for tele-monitoring was 20.1%. Awareness about other types of telemedicine services was even lower. The most frequently-used sources of information about telemedicine were friends (51.4%) and public media (30.3%). Attitudes were generally positive about telemedicine (63.42 ± 9.5 out of 95). It was found that a significant positive correlation exists between attitude and awareness (p = 0.027). In conclusion, Iranian clinical staff has little knowledge about telemedicine services; however, they have a positive perception of this type of service. Providing appropriate education and information resources to them is necessary.
authors: Department of Health Information Management, School of Health Management and Information Sciences, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
authors: Abbas
authors: A
authors: Sheikhtaheri
authors: Department of Medical Records and Health Information Technology, School of Paramedical Sciences, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.
authors: Masoumeh
authors: M
authors: Sarbaz
authors: Department of Medical Records and Health Information Technology, School of Paramedical Sciences, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran (Corresponding author).
authors: Khalil
authors: K
authors: Kimiafar
authors: Department of Medical Records and Health Information Technology, School of Paramedical Sciences, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.
authors: Masoumeh
authors: M
authors: Ghayour
authors: Department of Medical Records and Health Information Technology, School of Paramedical Sciences, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.
authors: Soudabeh
authors: S
authors: Rahmani
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D001364:Awareness; D005260:Female; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D007492:Iran; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D017216:Telemedicine / Q000458:organization & administration*