The implementation of telemedicine in the world: The perspective of healthcare
Life and Health Sciences
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https://doi.org/10.25746/ruiips.v10.i1.28790Keywords:
telemedicine, medicine, health professionals, medical students, teleconsultationAbstract
The aim of this study is to perform a systematic review of the literature in order to understand the world’s implementation barriers of telemedicine under the perspective of the health professionals. Methods - this is a scoping systematic review. The research of the literature was performed using the database PubMed, Scielo, ScienceDirect e Cochrane Database of systematic Reviews only using the publishing date filter (last 10years). In the search strategy were used MeSh (Medical Subject Headings) Terms and the adequate key words. Results - For this analysis there were considered 8 studies that fulfilled all the inclusion criteria. It was possible to analyze records of countries from the European, African, Asian and American continents. From the found barriers to the implementation of telemedicine stand out the concept familiarity, the therapeutic relationship, financial aspects of the technology aquision, personal data security and protection, culture and population geographic context. Conclusion - the implementation of telemedicine depends, in larger scale, of the economical availability for the access to the technologies and the health professional’s formation. It must be done a strong investment in the stakeholder’s formation in order to posteriorly adapt the organizational context to the skills and the health professionals’ intention in using the telemedicine.
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