Department of Public Health, North South University, Dhaka, 1229, Bangladesh.
Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Tejgoan College, Dhaka, 1215, Bangladesh.
F1000Res. 2024 Feb 27;11:996. doi: 10.12688/f1000research.124410.2. eCollection 2022.
Telehealth is comprised of telecommunications and electronic information systems to support and maintain long-distance healthcare services. Although it has not been thoroughly explored, the intention of using the service among the general public is critical to its success. We investigated the factors associated with the intention to utilize telehealth services among the general population of Bangladesh.
This cross-sectional study was conducted between May 22, 2021 and June 15, 2021 in Bangladesh, where the total number of participants was 1038. The Pearson chi-square test and Kruskal-Wallis H tests were used to examine the unadjusted relationship between the explanatory variables and the intention to use telehealth services. A multinomial logistic regression model was fitted to determine the adjusted association. Shapiro-Wilk tests were used to check the normality of continuous data. Data were processed and analyzed by software STATA-16.
The probability of utilizing the service increased significantly with increasing knowledge, perceived benefit, and predisposition levels among respondents. However, when perceived concern increased, the likelihood of utilizing the service dropped significantly. Age, marital status, educational status, profession, residence, and perceived health status were significantly associated with the participants' intention to utilize the telehealth service.
The influencing aspects of telehealth service utilization should be recognized by the respective authorities. Possible activities to enhance usability among people are also recommended.
远程医疗由电信和电子信息系统组成，用于支持和维护远程医疗服务。尽管它尚未得到彻底探索，但公众对该服务的使用意图对于其成功至关重要。我们调查了孟加拉国普通民众使用远程医疗服务的意图相关因素。
本横断面研究于 2021 年 5 月 22 日至 2021 年 6 月 15 日在孟加拉国进行，共有 1038 名参与者。采用 Pearson 卡方检验和 Kruskal-Wallis H 检验来检验解释变量与使用远程医疗服务意图之间的未经调整关系。使用多项逻辑回归模型来确定调整后的关联。采用 Shapiro-Wilk 检验来检查连续数据的正态性。通过软件 STATA-16 对数据进行处理和分析。
受访者的知识、感知收益和倾向水平越高，使用服务的概率显著增加。然而，当感知到的担忧增加时，使用服务的可能性显著下降。年龄、婚姻状况、教育程度、职业、居住地和感知健康状况与参与者使用远程医疗服务的意图显著相关。
应让相关当局认识到远程医疗服务使用的影响因素。还建议开展增强人们可用性的可能活动。
