A STUDY TO ASSESS THE KNOWLEDGE AND ATTITUDE OF TELEMEDICINE TECHNOLOGY AMONG NURSES IN DUBAI, UAE

Abstract

Nurses often play a key role in the success of treatment by remotely collaborating with the physician either in the patient’s home or from a medical setting, as they have different roles in telemedicine. The objective of the study was to assess the knowledge and attitude of telemedicine technology, to find out the correlation of knowledge, attitude and socio-demographic variables among the nurses. The data was collected remotely and face-to-face with study participants physically distanced. Samples were from different clinics and hospitals in Dubai, UAE.