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Clinicians’ Perspectives About the Feasibility and Effectiveness of Using Telemedicine in First Aid: A Qualitative Study

OBJECTIVE: This study investigated clinicians’ perspectives on the feasibility and effectiveness of using telemedicine in the context of providing first aid. It is crucial to identify and explore clinicians’ attitudes and awareness of tele-first-aid in China to keep pace with ongoing global trends....

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Autores principales: Fang, Xiaoqun, Jia, Shulei, Wang, Qiuyan, Liu, Hui-fang, Zhou, Yumei, Zhang, Lingling, Dai, Tanghua, Luo, Hui, Peng, Hui, Yuan, Jun, Zhou, Huyan
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Publicado: Dove 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8285227/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34285559
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/IJGM.S314901
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author Fang, Xiaoqun
Jia, Shulei
Wang, Qiuyan
Liu, Hui-fang
Zhou, Yumei
Zhang, Lingling
Dai, Tanghua
Luo, Hui
Peng, Hui
Yuan, Jun
Zhou, Huyan
author_facet Fang, Xiaoqun
Jia, Shulei
Wang, Qiuyan
Liu, Hui-fang
Zhou, Yumei
Zhang, Lingling
Dai, Tanghua
Luo, Hui
Peng, Hui
Yuan, Jun
Zhou, Huyan
author_sort Fang, Xiaoqun
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description OBJECTIVE: This study investigated clinicians’ perspectives on the feasibility and effectiveness of using telemedicine in the context of providing first aid. It is crucial to identify and explore clinicians’ attitudes and awareness of tele-first-aid in China to keep pace with ongoing global trends. DESIGN: This was a qualitative study. Data gathered from in-depth interviews with 22 clinicians were coded into themes and analyzed. PARTICIPANTS: Participants included hospital-based clinicians: four clinical specialists, eight emergency nurses, four emergency doctors, three general practitioners, and three clinical administrators. SETTING: The study was conducted in university-affiliated hospitals. RESULTS: All clinicians who were invited to participate believed that the use of telemedicine in first aid was promising and effective. Participants stated that relevant technology should be designed to synergize the chain of existing platforms in the industry and that it should be determined who has the authority to utilize such technology and how it should be used to achieve the sought-after benefits. The use of such technology refreshes the role of clinicians and their relationship with patients. Additionally, participants believed that the government could play an important role especially in the reform of medical systems. CONCLUSION: Telemedicine can facilitate the provision of conventional first aid and systematically exploit existing resources due to its feasibility and effectiveness. The social benefits of using tele-first-aid in clinical and community applications, especially when used in coordination with existing resources, make its adoption an inevitable trend in the field.
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spelling pubmed-82852272021-07-19 Clinicians’ Perspectives About the Feasibility and Effectiveness of Using Telemedicine in First Aid: A Qualitative Study Fang, Xiaoqun Jia, Shulei Wang, Qiuyan Liu, Hui-fang Zhou, Yumei Zhang, Lingling Dai, Tanghua Luo, Hui Peng, Hui Yuan, Jun Zhou, Huyan Int J Gen Med Original Research OBJECTIVE: This study investigated clinicians’ perspectives on the feasibility and effectiveness of using telemedicine in the context of providing first aid. It is crucial to identify and explore clinicians’ attitudes and awareness of tele-first-aid in China to keep pace with ongoing global trends. DESIGN: This was a qualitative study. Data gathered from in-depth interviews with 22 clinicians were coded into themes and analyzed. PARTICIPANTS: Participants included hospital-based clinicians: four clinical specialists, eight emergency nurses, four emergency doctors, three general practitioners, and three clinical administrators. SETTING: The study was conducted in university-affiliated hospitals. RESULTS: All clinicians who were invited to participate believed that the use of telemedicine in first aid was promising and effective. Participants stated that relevant technology should be designed to synergize the chain of existing platforms in the industry and that it should be determined who has the authority to utilize such technology and how it should be used to achieve the sought-after benefits. The use of such technology refreshes the role of clinicians and their relationship with patients. Additionally, participants believed that the government could play an important role especially in the reform of medical systems. CONCLUSION: Telemedicine can facilitate the provision of conventional first aid and systematically exploit existing resources due to its feasibility and effectiveness. The social benefits of using tele-first-aid in clinical and community applications, especially when used in coordination with existing resources, make its adoption an inevitable trend in the field. Dove 2021-07-12 /pmc/articles/PMC8285227/ /pubmed/34285559 http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/IJGM.S314901 Text en © 2021 Fang et al. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/This work is published and licensed by Dove Medical Press Limited. The full terms of this license are available at https://www.dovepress.com/terms.php and incorporate the Creative Commons Attribution – Non Commercial (unported, v3.0) License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/) ). By accessing the work you hereby accept the Terms. Non-commercial uses of the work are permitted without any further permission from Dove Medical Press Limited, provided the work is properly attributed. For permission for commercial use of this work, please see paragraphs 4.2 and 5 of our Terms (https://www.dovepress.com/terms.php).
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Fang, Xiaoqun
Jia, Shulei
Wang, Qiuyan
Liu, Hui-fang
Zhou, Yumei
Zhang, Lingling
Dai, Tanghua
Luo, Hui
Peng, Hui
Yuan, Jun
Zhou, Huyan
Clinicians’ Perspectives About the Feasibility and Effectiveness of Using Telemedicine in First Aid: A Qualitative Study
title Clinicians’ Perspectives About the Feasibility and Effectiveness of Using Telemedicine in First Aid: A Qualitative Study
title_full Clinicians’ Perspectives About the Feasibility and Effectiveness of Using Telemedicine in First Aid: A Qualitative Study
title_fullStr Clinicians’ Perspectives About the Feasibility and Effectiveness of Using Telemedicine in First Aid: A Qualitative Study
title_full_unstemmed Clinicians’ Perspectives About the Feasibility and Effectiveness of Using Telemedicine in First Aid: A Qualitative Study
title_short Clinicians’ Perspectives About the Feasibility and Effectiveness of Using Telemedicine in First Aid: A Qualitative Study
title_sort clinicians’ perspectives about the feasibility and effectiveness of using telemedicine in first aid: a qualitative study
topic Original Research
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8285227/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34285559
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/IJGM.S314901
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