Impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on knowledge, perceptions, and effects of telemedicine among the general population of Pakistan
A national survey
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 22069406 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Waleed Tariq (0000-0001-8480-2710, Lahore General Hospital), Muhammad Anas Tahseen Asar (Lahore General Hospital), Muhammad Junaid Tahir (0000-0002-0335-6681, Lahore General Hospital), Irfan Ullah (0000-0001-9410-4107), F Jaguga (0000-0003-1100-101X, Gandhara University), Qasid Ahmad (0000-0001-8366-9081, Lahore General Hospital), Ahmad Raza (0000-0002-3760-505X, Mayo Hospital), Mohsin Khalid Qureshi (Karachi Medical and Dental College), Ali Ahmed (0009-0002-7894-5875, Monash University Malaysia), Muhammad Zarak Sarwar, Muhammad Atif Ameer (0000-0002-2637-6730, Suburban Community Hospital), Kaleem Ullah (0000-0001-6117-1477, Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences), Haziq Siddiqi (University of California, San Francisco), Muhammad Sohaib Asghar (0000-0001-6705-2030, Mayo Clinic, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 10 |
| Pages | 1036800-1036800 |
| Publication date | 2023-01-05 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Frontiers in Public Health (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2296-2565 • E-ISSN: 2296-2565 |
| Publisher | Frontiers Media SA (PUBLISHER • CH) |
| DOI | 10.3389/fpubh.2022.1036800 |
| PMID | 36684982 |
| OpenAlex | W4313560494 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 26 |
Background Telemedicine is the provision of healthcare services through information and communication technology with the potential to mobilize all facets of the health sector to prevent the spread of COVID-19, provide quality healthcare, protect patients, doctors, and the public from exposure to disease, and reduce the burden on the healthcare system. This study aims to identify knowledge, perceptions, willingness to use, and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on telemedicine awareness. Methods A cross-sectional study was conducted from 27 May 2020 to 17 June 2020 using the convenient sampling technique in the general population of Pakistan. Data were collected by designing an online questionnaire consisting of demographic information, knowledge, attitude perceptions, barriers, utilization, and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on telemedicine. Results Of the 602 participants included in the study, 70.1% had heard about telemedicine, 54.3% had a good understanding of the definition of “telemedicine,” 81.4% had not used telemedicine in the past, 29.9% did not know that telemedicine was available before the COVID-19 pandemic, and 70.4% responded that the COVID-19 pandemic had changed their attitudes toward telemedicine. Gender ( p = 0.017) and family income ( p = 0.027) had a significant association with the perception of the benefits of telemedicine. Conclusion The knowledge and usage of telemedicine are lacking due to inadequate awareness and technology. The need of the hour is to maximize the application of telemedicine to overcome the deficiencies of the healthcare system. Hence, it is essential to increase awareness through various means and develop an appropriate infrastructure to attain maximum benefits from telehealth services
Disease · Environmental health · Family medicine · Health care · Medical emergency · Pandemic · Pathology · Perception · Political science · Population · Telemedicine · COVID-19 and Mental Health · COVID-19 Digital Contact Tracing · Medicine · Nursing · Psychology · Telemedicine and Telehealth Implementation
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| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
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