Factors Influencing Public Attitudes and Willingness to Utilize Telepharmacy Services in the UAE.

IF 3.1 Q2 HEALTH CARE SCIENCES & SERVICES
International Journal of Telemedicine and Applications Pub Date : 2024-08-19 eCollection Date: 2024-01-01 DOI:10.1155/2024/5755493
Anan S Jarab, Walid Al-Qerem, Tareq Mukattash, Ahmad Al-Azayzih, Zelal Kharaba, Shrouq Abu Heshmeh, Joud Al-Momani, Rama Hamdan, Yazid N Al Hamarneh, Judith Eberhardt
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Background: Telepharmacy, utilizing telecommunications to dispense pharmaceutical products and deliver patient care, offers numerous benefits for both the public and pharmacists. Previous research on exploring attitudes and willingness to use telepharmacy services has primarily focused on pharmacists rather than the general population. Aim: This study is aimed at assessing the attitudes and willingness of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) population to utilize telepharmacy services and identifying the factors influencing their inclination to use these services. Methods: In this cross-sectional study, a survey was distributed using convenience and snowball sampling to individuals aged 18 or older across the UAE through various social media platforms, including Twitter, Facebook, and WhatsApp. The survey domains included sociodemographics, attitudes, and readiness to utilize a telepharmacy service. A binary logistic regression analysis was conducted to investigate the variables associated with participants' willingness to utilize telepharmacy in the future. Results: In total, 963 individuals participated in the study. Participants showed overall positive attitudes towards telepharmacy, with 70.9% believing that telepharmacy saved time and effort. While only 32% of the participants acknowledged that numerous telepharmacy services were available for use in the UAE, most were interested in using telepharmacy services in the future (79.2%). Participants who had higher attitude scores (AOR = 1.147, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.11-1.18) and those who had used these services previously (AOR = 3.270, 95% CI: 1.692-6.320) were more interested in using telepharmacy services in the future. Conclusion: Forthcoming healthcare strategies should focus on expanding the availability of telepharmacy services throughout various regions of the country. This expansion will facilitate the broader utilization of these services and ultimately contribute to improved health outcomes.

影响阿联酋公众使用远程药学服务的态度和意愿的因素。
背景:远程药学利用电信技术配发药品和提供病人护理,为公众和药剂师带来了诸多益处。以往对使用远程药学服务的态度和意愿的研究主要集中在药剂师而非普通民众身上。目的:本研究旨在评估阿拉伯联合酋长国(UAE)民众使用远程药学服务的态度和意愿,并确定影响他们使用这些服务的倾向的因素。研究方法在这项横断面研究中,我们通过各种社交媒体平台(包括 Twitter、Facebook 和 WhatsApp),采用方便抽样和滚雪球抽样的方式向阿联酋 18 岁或以上的个人发放了一份调查问卷。调查领域包括社会人口统计学、态度和使用远程药学服务的意愿。我们进行了二元逻辑回归分析,以研究与参与者未来是否愿意使用远程药学服务相关的变量。结果:共有 963 人参与了研究。参与者总体上对远程药学持积极态度,70.9%的人认为远程药学省时省力。虽然只有 32% 的参与者承认阿联酋有许多远程药学服务可供使用,但大多数人都有兴趣在未来使用远程药学服务(79.2%)。态度评分较高的参与者(AOR = 1.147,95% 置信区间 [CI]:1.11-1.18)和以前使用过这些服务的参与者(AOR = 3.270,95% 置信区间 [CI]:1.692-6.320)更有兴趣在未来使用远程药学服务。结论未来的医疗保健战略应侧重于在全国各地区推广远程药学服务。这种扩展将有助于更广泛地利用这些服务,并最终有助于改善健康状况。
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CiteScore
6.90
自引率
2.30%
发文量
19
审稿时长
12 weeks
期刊介绍: The overall aim of the International Journal of Telemedicine and Applications is to bring together science and applications of medical practice and medical care at a distance as well as their supporting technologies such as, computing, communications, and networking technologies with emphasis on telemedicine techniques and telemedicine applications. It is directed at practicing engineers, academic researchers, as well as doctors, nurses, etc. Telemedicine is an information technology that enables doctors to perform medical consultations, diagnoses, and treatments, as well as medical education, away from patients. For example, doctors can remotely examine patients via remote viewing monitors and sound devices, and/or sampling physiological data using telecommunication. Telemedicine technology is applied to areas of emergency healthcare, videoconsulting, telecardiology, telepathology, teledermatology, teleophthalmology, teleoncology, telepsychiatry, teledentistry, etc. International Journal of Telemedicine and Applications will highlight the continued growth and new challenges in telemedicine, applications, and their supporting technologies, for both application development and basic research. Papers should emphasize original results or case studies relating to the theory and/or applications of telemedicine. Tutorial papers, especially those emphasizing multidisciplinary views of telemedicine, are also welcome. International Journal of Telemedicine and Applications employs a paperless, electronic submission and evaluation system to promote a rapid turnaround in the peer-review process.
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