Attitudes of the Public to Receiving Medical Care during Emergencies through Remote Physician–Patient Communications
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15510061 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Matilda Hamlin (0009-0007-3354-0467, Tel Aviv University), Steinn Steingrímsson (0000-0001-8320-5607, University of Gothenburg), Itzhak Cohen (Tel Aviv University), Victor H Bero (Clalit Health Services), Victor Bero (Meuhedet Health Services, Eben Gabirol 124, 62038 Tel Aviv, Israel), Avishay Bar-Tl (Clalit Health Services), Bruria Adini (0000-0002-4358-0872, Tel Aviv University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 17 |
| Issue | 14 |
| Pages | 5236-5236 |
| Publication date | 2020-07-20 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1661-7827 • E-ISSN: 1660-4601 |
| Publisher | Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (PUBLISHER • CH) |
| DOI | 10.3390/ijerph17145236 |
| PMID | 32698481 |
| OpenAlex | W3043403225 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 45 |
Providing health services through remote communications for sub-acute health issues during emergencies may help reduce the burden of the health care system and increase availability of care. This study aimed to investigate the attitudes of the public towards receiving medical services and providing medical information through remote communication in times of emergencies. During the pandemic outbreak of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), pandemic outbreak, 507 participants answered a structured online survey, rating their mean willingness to receive medical care and provide medical information, on a four-point Likert scale. Furthermore, demographic characteristics, social media use, and trust in data protection was collected. The mean willingness to receive medical services was 3.1 ± 0.6 and the mean willingness to provide medical information was 3.0 ± 0.7, with a strong significant correlation between the two ( r = 0.76). The multiple regression model identified higher trust in data protection, level of education, and social media use as statistically significant predictors for a higher willingness to receive medical information while the first two predicted willingness to provide information. The findings suggest an overall positive attitude to receive medical care through remote communications
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19 · Family medicine · Health care · Likert scale · Medical emergency · Pandemic · Public health · Scale (ratio · Social media · COVID-19 and Mental Health · COVID-19 Digital Contact Tracing · Medicine · Misinformation and Its Impacts · Nursing · Psychology
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| Citations per year | 0.6 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2021 - 2024 (4) |
| Highly cited | No |