Eikelboom Robert H, Swanepoel De Wet
Ear Sciences Centre, School of Surgery, The University of Western Australia, NedlandsEar Science Institute Australia, SubiacoDepartment of Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology, University of Pretoria, South Africa.
Am J Audiol. 2016 Oct 1;25(3S):295-298. doi: 10.1044/2016_AJA-16-0004.
A better understanding of the attitudes of audiologists toward teleaudiology and their willingness to use teleaudiology is required to progress the application of teleaudiology technologies and services into clinical practice. Audiologists around the world were surveyed on their attitudes toward teleaudiology and their willingness to use it.
An online survey was sent to audiologists through professional associations' mailing lists. The survey included questions on the use of computer and video-conferencing technologies, awareness and previous use of teleaudiology, and willingness to use teleaudiology.
Responses were provided by 269 people from 28 different countries, representing a wide cross-section of experience, qualification, and work settings; 77.8% of respondents were women. Almost all respondents had used PC-based video-conferencing; most had used related technologies and reported positive attitudes toward using these. However, less than 25% had used teleaudiology.
Despite positive attitudes toward telehealth and associated technology, the low number of audiologists who have used teleaudiology for services indicates limited clinical adoption.
为了推动远程听力学技术和服务在临床实践中的应用，需要更好地了解听力学家对远程听力学的态度及其使用远程听力学的意愿。对世界各地的听力学家进行了关于他们对远程听力学的态度及其使用意愿的调查。
通过专业协会的邮件列表向听力学家发送在线调查问卷。该调查包括有关计算机和视频会议技术的使用、对远程听力学的认识和既往使用情况，以及使用远程听力学的意愿等问题。
来自28个不同国家的269人提供了回复，代表了广泛的经验、资质和工作环境；77.8%的受访者为女性。几乎所有受访者都使用过基于个人电脑的视频会议；大多数人使用过相关技术，并对使用这些技术持积极态度。然而，使用过远程听力学的人不到25%。
尽管对远程医疗及相关技术持积极态度，但使用远程听力学进行服务的听力学家数量较少，表明临床应用有限。
