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World J Diabetes. Jun 15, 2018; 9(6): 92-98
Published online Jun 15, 2018. doi: 10.4239/wjd.v9.i6.92
Published online Jun 15, 2018. doi: 10.4239/wjd.v9.i6.92
Table 3 Clinicians' attitudes towards using telemedicine technology in diabetes management
| Questions | Groups | Strongly disagree | Disagree | No idea | Agree | Strongly agree | mean ± SD | P-value |
| The use of telemedicine is essential for health care providers in managing patients with diabetes | Physicians | 0 | 2 (5.0) | 9 (22.5) | 15 (37.5) | 14 (35.0) | 4.03 ± 0.89 | 0.57 |
| Nurses | 4 (3.0) | 7 (5.2) | 24 (17.9) | 62 (46.3) | 37 (27.6) | 3.90 ± 0.96 | ||
| The use of telemedicine in managing diabetes can reduce the burden of the disease | Physicians | 0 | 3 (7.5) | 6 (15.0) | 16 (40.0) | 15 (37.5) | 4.08 ± 0.91 | 0.459 |
| Nurses | 3 (2.2) | 7 (5.2) | 17 (12.7) | 71 (53.0) | 36 (26.9) | 3.97 ± 0.90 | ||
| The use of telemedicine in diabetes management can make working with new systems easier in the future | Physicians | 0 | 2 (5.0) | 8 (20.0) | 17 (42.5) | 13 (32.5) | 4.03 ± 0.86 | 0.824 |
| Nurses | 2 (1.5) | 3 (2.2) | 19 (14.9) | 71 (53.0) | 39 (29.1) | 4.06 ± 0.81 | ||
| The use of telemedicine in diabetes management can increase the level of satisfaction among healthcare providers | Physicians | 18 (45.0) | 14 (35.0) | 6 (15.0) | 2 (5.0) | 0 | 4.20 ± 0.88 | 0.094 |
| Nurses | 1 (0.7) | 1 (0.7) | 24 (17.9) | 75 (56.0) | 32 (23.9) | 4.02 ± 0.72 |
- Citation: Ayatollahi H, Mirani N, Nazari F, Razavi N. Iranian healthcare professionals’ perspectives about factors influencing the use of telemedicine in diabetes management. World J Diabetes 2018; 9(6): 92-98
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1948-9358/full/v9/i6/92.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.4239/wjd.v9.i6.92