AlQahtani Eman Ali, Fajhan Bander Abdullah, Bedywi Reema Mohammed, Asiri Ahmad Ibrahim, Shawkhan Rammas Abdullah, Aljari Adhwaa Ahmed, Sara Ali Asiri Roaa Saad Alqahtani, Al Hamdan Jood Abdulhakeem, Alhassan Shahad Saleh, Hakami Sami Hassan, Asiri Alhussain Ali, Qasem Abdullah
Internal Medicine Department, College of Medicine, King Khalid University, Abha, Saudi Arabia.
Medical Student, King Khalid University, Abha, Saudi Arabia.
J Family Med Prim Care. 2025 Feb;14(2):541-548. doi: 10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_1695_23. Epub 2025 Feb 21.
Telehealth has usually been observed to be the minor of the two compared to in-person health care.
The aim of this study was to assess awareness and attitude toward using telemedicine among diabetic patients in the Aseer region.
A descriptive cross-sectional approach was used targeting all accessible diabetic patients in the Aseer region, southern Saudi Arabia.
Data were obtained from eligible patients using an electronic prestructured questionnaire. The researchers prepared the questionnaire with the support of field experts and after a comprehensive literature analysis. The questionnaire was published online utilizing social media platforms by the researchers and their friends throughout the period from August to September 2023. All accessible and eligible patients in the study environment were invited to fill in the accompanying tool.
A total of 786 diabetic patients were enrolled. Patients' age ranged from 18 to more than 60 years with a mean age of 40.6 ± 13.9 years old. Exactly 151 (19.2%) people used telemedicine for medical consultation, whereas 635 (80.8%) never used it. Regarding patient readiness and perception, a total of 67 (44.4%) patients had good telemonitoring readiness regarding the use of TM in their diabetic control.
The current study showed that only one-fifth of diabetic patients used telemedicine for medical purposes. On the other hand, diabetic patients showed an average level of readiness and perception toward the use of telemedicine for medical consultations.
与面对面医疗保健相比，远程医疗通常被认为是两者中的次要部分。
本研究的目的是评估阿西尔地区糖尿病患者对使用远程医疗的认知和态度。
采用描述性横断面研究方法，针对沙特阿拉伯南部阿西尔地区所有可及的糖尿病患者。
通过电子结构化问卷从符合条件的患者处获取数据。研究人员在领域专家的支持下并经过全面的文献分析后编制了问卷。2023年8月至9月期间，研究人员及其朋友利用社交媒体平台在线发布了问卷。邀请研究环境中所有可及且符合条件的患者填写随附工具。
共纳入786名糖尿病患者。患者年龄从18岁到60多岁不等，平均年龄为40.6±13.9岁。确切地说，151人（19.2%）使用过远程医疗进行医疗咨询，而635人（80.8%）从未使用过。关于患者的准备情况和认知，共有67名（44.4%）患者在糖尿病控制中使用远程监测方面具有良好的准备情况。
当前研究表明，只有五分之一的糖尿病患者将远程医疗用于医疗目的。另一方面，糖尿病患者对使用远程医疗进行医疗咨询的准备情况和认知处于平均水平。
