An e-health needs assessment of medical residents in Cameroon.

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dc.contributor.authorScott, Richard E
dc.contributor.authorNdumbe, Peter
dc.contributor.authorWootton, Richard
dc.date.accessioned2020-02-06T18:05:15Z
dc.date.available2020-02-06T18:05:15Z
dc.date.issued2005-12-26
dc.description.abstractMedical residents from Yaounde I University in Cameroon are required to spend periods of time in rural or remote locations to complete their training To determine if e health might lessen their isolation and enhance patient care a needs assessment of the residents was performed using a brief questionnaire five items about the situation in which residents found themselves outside their medical school environment We gave the questionnaires to 45 residents Seventeen questionnaires had been returned at the time of the site visit a response rate of 38 Most residents indicated that the ability to contact a mentor would have either made them feel more confident 16 or 94 or altered their handling of recent cases 15 or 88 All residents had access to a mobile phone and many 11 or 65 had used it to contact a medical colleague for guidance A low cost and technologically simple telemedicine solution that maximized use of mobile phone capability provided access to medical and health care information and permitted exchange of images would be an appropriate response to the identified needs
dc.identifier.urihttp://dx.doi.org/10.1258/135763305775124911
dc.identifier.urihttps://lib.digitalsquare.io/xmlui/handle/123456789/6011
dc.relation.uriJournal of telemedicine and telecare
dc.subjectFacility-based health worker
dc.subjectAccess to information or data
dc.subjectQuality of care
dc.subjectGeographic inaccessibility
dc.subjectFeasibility
dc.subjectProvider training and education
dc.subjectWorkforce development and performance support
dc.subjectProvider-to-provider communication
dc.titleAn e-health needs assessment of medical residents in Cameroon.en
dcterms.abstractMedical residents from Yaounde I University in Cameroon are required to spend periods of time in rural or remote locations to complete their training To determine if e health might lessen their isolation and enhance patient care a needs assessment of the residents was performed using a brief questionnaire five items about the situation in which residents found themselves outside their medical school environment We gave the questionnaires to 45 residents Seventeen questionnaires had been returned at the time of the site visit a response rate of 38 Most residents indicated that the ability to contact a mentor would have either made them feel more confident 16 or 94 or altered their handling of recent cases 15 or 88 All residents had access to a mobile phone and many 11 or 65 had used it to contact a medical colleague for guidance A low cost and technologically simple telemedicine solution that maximized use of mobile phone capability provided access to medical and health care information and permitted exchange of images would be an appropriate response to the identified needs
dcterms.contributorScott, Richard E
dcterms.contributorNdumbe, Peter
dcterms.contributorWootton, Richard
dcterms.identifierhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1258/135763305775124911
dcterms.relationJournal of telemedicine and telecare
dcterms.subjectFacility-based health worker
dcterms.subjectAccess to information or data
dcterms.subjectQuality of care
dcterms.subjectGeographic inaccessibility
dcterms.subjectFeasibility
dcterms.subjectProvider training and education
dcterms.subjectWorkforce development and performance support
dcterms.subjectProvider-to-provider communication
dcterms.titleAn e-health needs assessment of medical residents in Cameroon.en
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