Health Care Practitioners’ Determinants of Telerehabilitation Acceptance

International Journal of Telerehabilitation

Thomas F. Fisher¹  Abdullah A. Almojaibel²  Kristine K. Miller³  Lynda T. Goodfellow⁴  Michael D. Justiss⁵  Amber R. Comer⁶  Niki Munk⁷  Tamilyn Bakas⁸ 

[1] Dwyer College of Health SciencesIU South Bend;Imam Abdulrhman Bin Faisal University (IAU);Indiana UniversitySchool of Health and Human Services;Lewis College of Nursing and Health ProfessionsGeorgia State University;School of Applied Health SciencesBrooks Rehabilitation College of Healthcare SciencesJacksonville University;School of Health and Human Services Indiana University;School of Health and Human Services, Indiana University;University of Cincinnati College of Nursing;

关键词: health care practitioners;    pulmonary rehabilitation;    respiratory care;    technology acceptance model;    telehealth;    telerehabilitation;   

DOI  :  10.5195/ijt.2020.6308

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Background: Pulmonary rehabilitation is a multidisciplinary patient-tailored intervention that aims to improve the physical and psychological condition of people with chronic respiratory diseases. Providing pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) services to the growing population of patients is challenging due to shortages in health care practitioners and pulmonary rehabilitation programs. Telerehabilitation has the potential to address this shortage in practitioners and PR programs as well as improve patients’ participation and adherence. This study’s purpose was to identify and evaluate the influences of intention of health care practitioners to use telerehabilitation. Methods: Data were collected through a self-administered Internet-based survey. Results: Surveys were completed by 222 health care practitioners working in pulmonary rehabilitation with 79% having a positive intention to use telerehabilitation. Specifically, perceived usefulness was a significant individual predictor of positive intentions to use telerehabilitation. Conclusion: Perceived usefulness may be an important factor associated with health care providers’ intent to use telerehabilitation for pulmonary rehabilitation.

【 授权许可】

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