title: Considerations for the Telehealth Systems of Tomorrow: An Analysis of Student Perceptions of Telehealth Technologies.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  While much is known about factors that facilitate telehealth adoption, less is known about why adoption does or does not occur in specific populations, such as students.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  This study aims to examine the perceptions of telehealth systems within a large student sample.
  
  
  METHODS
  Undergraduate students (N=315) participated in a survey of the perceived advantages and disadvantages of telehealth technologies. The responses to the survey were analyzed using thematic analysis.
  
  
  RESULTS
  We found that students were likely to adopt telehealth systems for the following reasons: (1) the system worked efficiently, (2) the convenience of telehealth, and (3) to gain access to health services. Students also perceived several disadvantages to telehealth systems, such as issues of trust (ie, security, privacy), the impersonal nature of telehealth systems, and they were concerned about the potential for major system errors.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  By understanding the current barriers to telehealth adoption in a cohort of students, we can not only better anticipate the future needs of this group, but also incorporate such needs into the design of future telehealth systems.
authors.affiliation: University of Central Florida, Department of Psychology, College of Sciences, Orlando, FL, United States.
authors.forename: Tyler Preston
authors.identifier: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7744-1387
authors.initials: TP
authors.lastname: Bull
authors.forename: Alexis Roxanne
authors.identifier: http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2230-3515
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Dewar
authors.forename: Donna M
authors.identifier: http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6303-6009
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Malvey
authors.forename: James Leo
authors.identifier: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9751-2840
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Szalma
keywords: telehealth advantages; telehealth disadvantages; telehealth systems; thematic analysis; younger adults