Evaluation of Awareness and Attitude of Telemedicine among Primary Healthcare Workers in Deprived Area Health Centers

Table 2

Clinical healthcare worker attitude about telemedicine.

I believe that telemedicine may…	Completely disagree; (%)	Disagree; (%)	Agree somewhat; (%)	Agree; (%)	Completely agree; (%)
Reduce medical errors	2 (1.3%)	11 (7.3%)	27 (18%)	88 (58.6%)	22 (14.6%)
Facilitate job duties	6 (4%)	12 (8%)	15 (10%)	90 (60%)	27 (18%)
Increase communication among providers	10 (6.6%)	20 (13.3%)	40 (26.6%)	23 (15.4%)	57 (38%)
Increase information for patients	0 (0%)	28 (18.8%)	32 (21.5%)	23 (15.4%)	66 (44.3%)
Increase the speed service	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	11 (7.4%)	18 (12.1%)	120 (80.5%)
Increase timely access to information	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	50 (33.6%)	99 (66.4%)
Improve quality of healthcare information	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	22 (14.8%)	56 (37.6%)	71 (47.7%)
Improve clinical decisions	0 (0%)	17 (11.4%)	22 (14.8%)	39 (26.2%)	71 (47.7%)
Improve clinical work flow	0 (0%)	11 (7.4%)	0 (0%)	67 (45%)	71 (47.7%)
Provide more comprehensive healthcare services	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	11 (7.4%9	99 (66.4%)	39 (26.2%)
Improve tracking of patient health status	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	17 (11.4%)	93 (62.4%)	39 (26.2%)
Threaten staff positions	39 (26.2%)	77 (51.7%)	0 (0%)	22 (14.8%)	11 (7.4%)
Reveal weak points	0 (0%)	39 (26.2%)	39 (26.2%)	43 (28.9%)	28 (18.8%)
Increase staff work load	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	11 (7.4%)	138 (92.6%)
Create new responsibilities for staff	0 (0%)	20 (13.3%)	0 (0%)	56 (37.6%)	73 (48.6%)
Threaten information confidentiality	72 (48.3%)	11 (7.4%)	6 (4%)	58 (38.9%)	2 (1.3%)
Threatening patient privacy	67 (45%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	71 (47.7%)	11 (7.4%)
Increase costs	50 (33.6%)	27 (18.1%)	33 (22.1%)	22 (14.8%)	17 (11.4%)
Increase legal challenges	17 (11.4%)	0 (0%)	39 (26.2%)	39 (26.2%)	54 (36.2%)

SD: standard deviation.