Al Baalharith Ibrahim Mubarak, Aboshaiqah Ahmad Eissa
College of Nursing, King Saud University, Riyadh 11421, Saudi Arabia.
Governance and Excellence, SEHA Virtual Hospital, Riyadh 11421, Saudi Arabia.
Healthcare (Basel). 2024 Mar 29;12(7):739. doi: 10.3390/healthcare12070739.
Virtual care adoption accelerated during the COVID-19 pandemic, highlighting the need for healthcare professionals to develop relevant competencies. However, limited evidence exists on the core competencies required for quality virtual care delivery.
This study aimed to identify the critical competencies physicians, nurses, and other health professionals need for adequate virtual care provision in Saudi Arabia using a Delphi method.
A 3-round Delphi technique was applied with a panel of 42 experts, including policymakers, healthcare professionals, academicians, and telehealth specialists. In Round 1, an open-ended questionnaire elicited competencies needed for virtual care. The competencies were distilled and rated for importance in Rounds 2 and 3 until consensus was achieved.
Consensus emerged on 151 competencies across 33 domains. The most prominent domains were communication (15 competencies), professionalism (13), leadership (12), health informatics (5), digital literacy (5), and clinical expertise (11).
在新冠疫情期间,虚拟医疗的应用加速,这凸显了医疗保健专业人员培养相关能力的必要性。然而,关于提供高质量虚拟医疗所需的核心能力的证据有限。
本研究旨在采用德尔菲法确定沙特阿拉伯医生、护士和其他卫生专业人员提供充分虚拟医疗所需的关键能力。
对包括政策制定者、医疗保健专业人员、学者和远程医疗专家在内的42名专家组成的小组应用了三轮德尔菲技术。在第一轮中,一份开放式问卷引出了虚拟医疗所需的能力。在第二轮和第三轮中,对这些能力进行提炼并评估其重要性,直至达成共识。
在33个领域的151项能力上达成了共识。最突出的领域是沟通(15项能力)、专业精神(13项)、领导力(12项)、健康信息学(5项)、数字素养(5项)和临床专业知识(11项)。