Table 2 Urologists’ attitude regarding the use of tele-urology (n = 108)
From: Telemedicine practice among Egyptian urologists: knowledge, attitude, and medicolegal concerns
Urologists’ attitude towards tele-urology | No. (%) (endorsed) |
|---|---|
Relative advantage | |
Reduce medical errors | 43 (39.8%) |
Improve clinical decisions | 43 (39.8%) |
Facilitate diagnosis and treatment | 56 (51.8%) |
Provide more comprehensive health care services | 62 (57.4%) |
Enables me to accomplish my task more quickly | 82 (75.9%) |
Increase communication among health care providers | 90 (83.3%) |
Tele-urology can reduce the number of visits to health care centers | 93 (86.1%) |
Mean score ± SD (max. score) | 25.2 ± 4.1 (35) |
Compatibility | |
In my opinion, tele-urology is compatible with all aspects of my work | 37 (34.3%) |
Tele-urology is completely compatible with my current situation | 47 (43.5%) |
I think tele-urology fits well with the way I like to work | 54 (50.0%) |
Using tele-urology fits well into my work style | 55 (50.9%) |
Mean score ± SD (max. score) | 13.1 ± 3.2 (20) |
Complexity | |
Learning to operate tele-urology is hard for me | 39 (36.1%) |
I think tele-urology increases staff workload | 50 (46.3%) |
In my opinion, tele-urology threatens confidentiality and patient privacy | 60 (55.5%) |
I believe using tele-urology requires a lot of mental effort | 63 (58.3%) |
I think tele-urology creates new responsibilities for staff | 76 (70.3%) |
Mean score ± SD (max. score) | 13.0 ± 3.4 (25) |
Trial ability | |
I do not have to take very much effort to try out tele-urology | 44 (40.7%) |
I believe, using tele-urology on a trial basis is enough to see what it could do | 64 (59.3%) |
I believe to try tele-urology applications is a great opportunity | 74 (68.5%) |
I would like to try out tele-urology applications before using it | 74 (68.5%) |
Mean score ± SD (max. score) | 14.5 ± 2.5 (20) |
Observability | |
Tele-urology technology is very visible in the hospital where I work | 50 (46.3%) |
In the hospital, I see tele-urology technology being used for many tasks | 57 (52.8%) |
I have seen what other hospital staffs do with tele-urology technologies | 60 (55.6%) |
Mean score ± SD (max. score) | 10.2 ± 2.3 (15) |
Mean total score ± SD (max. score) | 75.9 ± 9.0 (115) |