Determining the Level of Knowledge, Awareness, and Perception of Telemedicine In Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Physicians
Yıl: 2024 Cilt: 10 Sayı: 1 Sayfa Aralığı: 108 - 116 Metin Dili: İngilizce DOI: 10.53394/akd.1145271 İndeks Tarihi: 27-03-2024
Determining the Level of Knowledge, Awareness, and Perception of Telemedicine In Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Physicians
Öz: Objective: Telemedicine applications are becoming increasingly common. Our aim in this study was to measure the knowledge, awareness and perception levels of physiatrists on this subject. Material and Methods: This study was planned as a cross-sectional survey study. Physiatrists actively working in Turkey were asked to fill in the questionnaire created by the researchers, prepared with google docs and shared via email/WhatsApp/Telegram platforms. Results: The questionnaire was answered by a total of 109 physicians, 54 women (49.5%) and 55 men (50.5%). 63.3% of physicians stated that they knew telemedicine partially. Physicians who knew how to remotely apply physical examination was 10.09%. The disadvantages that physicians mostly agreed on were the increase in the risk of malpractice (73.4%) and the decrease in professional satisfaction (76.1%). 71.6% of physicians believe that physical contact increases the feeling of trust in the patients and positively affects the success of the treatment. Orthopedic and neurological rehabilitation came to the fore in the most difficult areas to evaluate in telemedicine. Neuropathic pain was a less challenging area with 36.6% of physicians. Conclusion: There is a lack of knowledge of our physicians about the content, application areas, responsibilities and jurisdictions of the concept of telemedicine. Our physicians think that their professional satisfaction will be less in this system with a higher malpractice risk. Potential barriers should be analyzed well and the system should be well planned so as not to victimize physicians and patients in physiatry practice. Our study will be a guide in this context.
Anahtar Kelime: Fiziksel Tıp ve Rehabilitasyon Hekimlerinde Teletıpla İlgili Bilgi, Farkındalık ve Algı Düzeyinin Belirlenmesi
Öz: Amaç: Teletıp uygulamaları giderek yaygınlaşmaktadır. Bu çalışmadaki amacımız fiziksel tıp uzmanlarının bu konudaki bilgi, farkındalık ve algı düzeylerini ölçmektir. Gereç ve Yöntemler: Bu çalışma, kesitsel bir anket çalışması olarak planlanmıştır. Türkiye'de aktif olarak çalışan fizik tedavi uzmanlarından araştırmacılar tarafından oluşturulan, google docs ile hazırlanan ve e-posta/WhatsApp/Telegram platformları üzerinden paylaşılan anketi doldurmaları istendi. Bulgular: Anketi 54 kadın (%49,5) ve 55 erkek (%50,5) olmak üzere toplam 109 hekim yanıtlamıştır. Hekimlerin %63,3'ü teletıp'ı kısmen bildiğini belirtmiştir. Uzaktan fizik muayene yapmayı bilen hekimlerin oranı %10,09'du. Hekimlerin en çok üzerinde uzlaştığı dezavantajlar ise malpraktis riskinin artması (%73,4) ve mesleki memnuniyetin azalması (%76,1) idi. Hekimlerin %71,6'sı fiziksel temasın hastalarda güven duygusunu artırdığına ve tedavi başarısını olumlu etkilediğine inanmaktadır. Teletıpta değerlendirilmesi en zor alanlarda Ortopedik ve Nörolojik Rehabilitasyon ön plana çıkmıştır. Nöropatik ağrı, doktorların %36,6'sı ile daha az zorlayıcı bir alan olarak saptandı. Sonuç: Hekimlerimiz arasında teletıp kavramının içeriği, uygulama alanları, sorumlulukları ve yetki alanları konusunda bilgi eksikliği bulunmaktadır. Hekimlerimiz malpraktis riskinin daha yüksek olduğu bu sistemde mesleki memnuniyetlerinin daha az olacağını düşünmektedirler. Fizik pratiğinde hekimleri ve hastaları mağdur etmemek için olası engeller iyi analiz edilmeli ve sistem iyi planlanmalıdır. Çalışmamız bu bağlamda yol gösterici olacaktır.
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