Drivers of telemedicine use: comparative evidence from samples of Spanish, Colombian and Bolivian physicians.

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dc.contributor.authorSaigí-Rubió, Francesc
dc.contributor.authorTorrent-Sellens, Joan
dc.contributor.authorJiménez-Zarco, Ana
dc.date.accessioned2020-02-07T13:32:42Z
dc.date.available2020-02-07T13:32:42Z
dc.date.issued2014-10-08
dc.description.abstractBackgroundThe aim of the study presented in this article is to analyse the determinants of telemedicine use To that end the study makes two basic contributions First it considers six working hypotheses in the context of technology acceptance models TAMs Second it uses data obtained for three samples of physicians from three different countries Spain Colombia and Bolivia Obtaining and comparing evidence on an international scale allows determinants of telemedicine use to be evaluated across different contexts MethodsIn Bolivia the survey was conducted in hospitals and health care centres of the urban and rural districts of the municipality of Sucre in a population comprising a total of 350 physicians In Spain the survey population consisted of medical professionals of all profiles affiliated with health care within the Canary Islands Health Service comprising a total of 356 physicians Finally in Colombia it was conducted in the Society of Surgery Service at San Jos Hospital of Bogot in a population comprising a total of 184 physicians Using an extended TAM and survey data from 510 physicians 113 in Spain 118 in Colombia and 279 in Bolivia binary logistic regression analysis was performed ResultsIn the three samples it was found that the physician s level of information and communication technology ICT use in his her personal life was the variable that had the highest explanatory power regarding telemedicine use In the Spanish sample the physicians perceived ease of use of ICTs in clinical practice and propensity to innovate were the two other variables that determined telemedicine use whereas in the Colombian and Bolivian samples it was the level of optimism about ICTs ConclusionThe results facilitated a more complete model that includes personal usability and innovatory aspects in the explanation of Telemedicine use in Spain whereas the results for the Latin American samples indicated a more primary model in the explanation of Telemedicine use which was completed by an optimism factor that did not emerge in the Spanish sample
dc.identifier.urihttp://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13012-014-0128-6
dc.identifier.urihttps://lib.digitalsquare.io/xmlui/handle/123456789/14723
dc.relation.uriImplementation science : IS
dc.titleDrivers of telemedicine use: comparative evidence from samples of Spanish, Colombian and Bolivian physicians.en
dcterms.abstractBackgroundThe aim of the study presented in this article is to analyse the determinants of telemedicine use To that end the study makes two basic contributions First it considers six working hypotheses in the context of technology acceptance models TAMs Second it uses data obtained for three samples of physicians from three different countries Spain Colombia and Bolivia Obtaining and comparing evidence on an international scale allows determinants of telemedicine use to be evaluated across different contexts MethodsIn Bolivia the survey was conducted in hospitals and health care centres of the urban and rural districts of the municipality of Sucre in a population comprising a total of 350 physicians In Spain the survey population consisted of medical professionals of all profiles affiliated with health care within the Canary Islands Health Service comprising a total of 356 physicians Finally in Colombia it was conducted in the Society of Surgery Service at San Jos Hospital of Bogot in a population comprising a total of 184 physicians Using an extended TAM and survey data from 510 physicians 113 in Spain 118 in Colombia and 279 in Bolivia binary logistic regression analysis was performed ResultsIn the three samples it was found that the physician s level of information and communication technology ICT use in his her personal life was the variable that had the highest explanatory power regarding telemedicine use In the Spanish sample the physicians perceived ease of use of ICTs in clinical practice and propensity to innovate were the two other variables that determined telemedicine use whereas in the Colombian and Bolivian samples it was the level of optimism about ICTs ConclusionThe results facilitated a more complete model that includes personal usability and innovatory aspects in the explanation of Telemedicine use in Spain whereas the results for the Latin American samples indicated a more primary model in the explanation of Telemedicine use which was completed by an optimism factor that did not emerge in the Spanish sample
dcterms.contributorSaigí-Rubió, Francesc
dcterms.contributorTorrent-Sellens, Joan
dcterms.contributorJiménez-Zarco, Ana
dcterms.identifierhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13012-014-0128-6
dcterms.relationImplementation science : IS
dcterms.titleDrivers of telemedicine use: comparative evidence from samples of Spanish, Colombian and Bolivian physicians.en
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