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A face-to-face interview was conducted with 30 medical staff working in infectious disease departments. Data analysis was conducted by conventional content analysis using MAXQDA software and descriptive using SPSS software.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>The key challenges in implementing telerobotics in infectious disease departments include technological issues such as inadequate equipment, infrastructure complexity, and data security; organizational barriers like the lack of support from hospital CEOs and the absence of training programs; cultural resistance due to negative past experiences with technology; strategic gaps, including insufficient legal support and incentives; and performance limitations, particularly the inability to establish direct visual contact with patients.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><div>Telerobotics offers significant benefits for infectious disease departments, including improved safety and infection control. However, challenges such as technological limitations, organizational resistance, and policy gaps must be addressed to enable successful implementation. Acknowledging these challenges, policymakers can develop appropriate strategies to lay a foundation and adapt telerobotics for successful implementation on both large and local scales.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":46404,"journal":{"name":"Clinical Epidemiology and Global Health","volume":"34 ","pages":"Article 102043"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7000,"publicationDate":"2025-06-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":"{\"title\":\"Implementation challenges of telerobotics in the infectious disease department in Iran: An integrated methodological approach\",\"authors\":\"Farkhondeh Asadi , Mahrokh Anvari , Nahid Ramezan Ghorbani , Azam Sabahi\",\"doi\":\"10.1016/j.cegh.2025.102043\",\"DOIUrl\":null,\"url\":null,\"abstract\":\"<div><h3>Background</h3><div>The implementation of telerobotics in infectious departments of the hospitals causes successful management of diseases and prevention of the spread of infection. 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Implementation challenges of telerobotics in the infectious disease department in Iran: An integrated methodological approach
Background
The implementation of telerobotics in infectious departments of the hospitals causes successful management of diseases and prevention of the spread of infection. Therefore, the present study aimed to identify the challenges of implementing telerobotics in infectious departments in Iran.
Methods
The present study is applied research carried out in two phases. In the first phase, the challenges of implementing Telerobotics in infectious departments were extracted through a literature review. Then the collected data were entered into a semi-structured questionnaire.
In the second phase, data were collected by purposive sampling and semi structured interviews. A face-to-face interview was conducted with 30 medical staff working in infectious disease departments. Data analysis was conducted by conventional content analysis using MAXQDA software and descriptive using SPSS software.
Results
The key challenges in implementing telerobotics in infectious disease departments include technological issues such as inadequate equipment, infrastructure complexity, and data security; organizational barriers like the lack of support from hospital CEOs and the absence of training programs; cultural resistance due to negative past experiences with technology; strategic gaps, including insufficient legal support and incentives; and performance limitations, particularly the inability to establish direct visual contact with patients.
Conclusion
Telerobotics offers significant benefits for infectious disease departments, including improved safety and infection control. However, challenges such as technological limitations, organizational resistance, and policy gaps must be addressed to enable successful implementation. Acknowledging these challenges, policymakers can develop appropriate strategies to lay a foundation and adapt telerobotics for successful implementation on both large and local scales.
期刊介绍:
Clinical Epidemiology and Global Health (CEGH) is a multidisciplinary journal and it is published four times (March, June, September, December) a year. The mandate of CEGH is to promote articles on clinical epidemiology with focus on developing countries in the context of global health. We also accept articles from other countries. It publishes original research work across all disciplines of medicine and allied sciences, related to clinical epidemiology and global health. The journal publishes Original articles, Review articles, Evidence Summaries, Letters to the Editor. All articles published in CEGH are peer-reviewed and published online for immediate access and citation.