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The influence of a telehealth project on healthcare professional recruitment and retention in remote areas in Mali: A longitudinal study

OBJECTIVES: The telehealth project EQUI-ResHuS (in French, Les TIC pour un accès Équitable aux Ressources Humaines en Santé) aimed to contribute to more equitable access to care and support practice in remote regions in Mali. This study explored the evolution of perceptions concerning telehealth amo...

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Autores principales: Mbemba, Gisèle Irène Claudine, Bagayoko, Cheick Oumar, Gagnon, Marie-Pierre, Hamelin-Brabant, Louise, Simonyan, David A
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Lenguaje:English
Publicado: SAGE Publications 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4871201/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27231552
http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/2050312116648047
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author Mbemba, Gisèle Irène Claudine
Bagayoko, Cheick Oumar
Gagnon, Marie-Pierre
Hamelin-Brabant, Louise
Simonyan, David A
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Bagayoko, Cheick Oumar
Gagnon, Marie-Pierre
Hamelin-Brabant, Louise
Simonyan, David A
author_sort Mbemba, Gisèle Irène Claudine
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description OBJECTIVES: The telehealth project EQUI-ResHuS (in French, Les TIC pour un accès Équitable aux Ressources Humaines en Santé) aimed to contribute to more equitable access to care and support practice in remote regions in Mali. This study explored the evolution of perceptions concerning telehealth among healthcare professionals in the four district health centres that participated in the EQUI-ResHus project and identified variables influencing their perceptions of telehealth impact on recruitment and retention of health professionals. METHODS: One year after a first survey (T1), a second data collection (T2) was carried out among healthcare professionals using a 91-item questionnaire. Questions assessing telehealth use and perceptions and perceived impact on recruitment and retention of healthcare professionals were rated on a 5-point Likert scale. A total of 10 independent variables were considered for the analyses. A Wilcoxon signed-rank test was performed to detect differences between T1 and T2, and a bivariate linear regression model for repeated measures was carried out to assess the impact of independent variables on dependent variables. RESULTS: There were no noticeable changes in perceptions related to telehealth influence on recruitment and retention. Only access to information and communication technology significantly differed between T1 and T2 according the Wilcoxon rank test (p = 0.001). Perceived influence of telehealth on recruitment and retention was mostly explained by attitude towards telehealth, perceived effect on recruitment and retention and barriers to recruitment and retention. CONCLUSION: Based on our results, telehealth was perceived as having a positive influence but mostly indirect influence on healthcare professional recruitment and retention. Also, there were no major changes after 1 year of telehealth use.
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spelling pubmed-48712012016-05-26 The influence of a telehealth project on healthcare professional recruitment and retention in remote areas in Mali: A longitudinal study Mbemba, Gisèle Irène Claudine Bagayoko, Cheick Oumar Gagnon, Marie-Pierre Hamelin-Brabant, Louise Simonyan, David A SAGE Open Med Original Article OBJECTIVES: The telehealth project EQUI-ResHuS (in French, Les TIC pour un accès Équitable aux Ressources Humaines en Santé) aimed to contribute to more equitable access to care and support practice in remote regions in Mali. This study explored the evolution of perceptions concerning telehealth among healthcare professionals in the four district health centres that participated in the EQUI-ResHus project and identified variables influencing their perceptions of telehealth impact on recruitment and retention of health professionals. METHODS: One year after a first survey (T1), a second data collection (T2) was carried out among healthcare professionals using a 91-item questionnaire. Questions assessing telehealth use and perceptions and perceived impact on recruitment and retention of healthcare professionals were rated on a 5-point Likert scale. A total of 10 independent variables were considered for the analyses. A Wilcoxon signed-rank test was performed to detect differences between T1 and T2, and a bivariate linear regression model for repeated measures was carried out to assess the impact of independent variables on dependent variables. RESULTS: There were no noticeable changes in perceptions related to telehealth influence on recruitment and retention. Only access to information and communication technology significantly differed between T1 and T2 according the Wilcoxon rank test (p = 0.001). Perceived influence of telehealth on recruitment and retention was mostly explained by attitude towards telehealth, perceived effect on recruitment and retention and barriers to recruitment and retention. CONCLUSION: Based on our results, telehealth was perceived as having a positive influence but mostly indirect influence on healthcare professional recruitment and retention. Also, there were no major changes after 1 year of telehealth use. SAGE Publications 2016-05-11 /pmc/articles/PMC4871201/ /pubmed/27231552 http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/2050312116648047 Text en © The Author(s) 2016 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 License (http://www.creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/) which permits non-commercial use, reproduction and distribution of the work without further permission provided the original work is attributed as specified on the SAGE and Open Access page(https://us.sagepub.com/en-us/nam/open-access-at-sage).
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Mbemba, Gisèle Irène Claudine
Bagayoko, Cheick Oumar
Gagnon, Marie-Pierre
Hamelin-Brabant, Louise
Simonyan, David A
The influence of a telehealth project on healthcare professional recruitment and retention in remote areas in Mali: A longitudinal study
title The influence of a telehealth project on healthcare professional recruitment and retention in remote areas in Mali: A longitudinal study
title_full The influence of a telehealth project on healthcare professional recruitment and retention in remote areas in Mali: A longitudinal study
title_fullStr The influence of a telehealth project on healthcare professional recruitment and retention in remote areas in Mali: A longitudinal study
title_full_unstemmed The influence of a telehealth project on healthcare professional recruitment and retention in remote areas in Mali: A longitudinal study
title_short The influence of a telehealth project on healthcare professional recruitment and retention in remote areas in Mali: A longitudinal study
title_sort influence of a telehealth project on healthcare professional recruitment and retention in remote areas in mali: a longitudinal study
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4871201/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27231552
http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/2050312116648047
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