The practice of teleneurology in the Philippines during the COVID-19 pandemic.
COVID-19
Teleneurology
UTAUT
Journal
Neurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology
ISSN: 1590-3478
Titre abrégé: Neurol Sci
Pays: Italy
ID NLM: 100959175
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Feb 2022
Feb 2022
Historique:
received:
10
07
2021
accepted:
27
10
2021
pubmed:
4
11
2021
medline:
28
1
2022
entrez:
3
11
2021
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
The practice of teleneurology provided an accessible and safe method of consultation during the COVID-19 pandemic. We aimed to describe the practice of teleneurology among Filipino neurologists and determine the factors affecting its adoption using the unified theory of acceptance and use of technology (UTAUT) model and its constructs, namely performance expectancy, effort expectancy, social influence, and facilitating conditions. This was a cross-sectional survey conducted online last October 2020 involving adult and pediatric neurologists in the Philippines. The internal consistency of the questionnaire adapted from UTAUT model was determined using Cronbach's alpha. We performed logistic regression analysis to determine which constructs of the UTAUT model were significant factors on the intent to practice teleneurology. The study yielded a 28.8% response rate. Among the respondents (n Due to the limited resources and knowledge of its practice, infrastructural support and benefit awareness campaigns would be beneficial to increase its adoption, especially in developing countries.
Sections du résumé
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES
OBJECTIVE
The practice of teleneurology provided an accessible and safe method of consultation during the COVID-19 pandemic. We aimed to describe the practice of teleneurology among Filipino neurologists and determine the factors affecting its adoption using the unified theory of acceptance and use of technology (UTAUT) model and its constructs, namely performance expectancy, effort expectancy, social influence, and facilitating conditions.
METHODS
METHODS
This was a cross-sectional survey conducted online last October 2020 involving adult and pediatric neurologists in the Philippines. The internal consistency of the questionnaire adapted from UTAUT model was determined using Cronbach's alpha. We performed logistic regression analysis to determine which constructs of the UTAUT model were significant factors on the intent to practice teleneurology.
RESULTS
RESULTS
The study yielded a 28.8% response rate. Among the respondents (n
CONCLUSIONS
CONCLUSIONS
Due to the limited resources and knowledge of its practice, infrastructural support and benefit awareness campaigns would be beneficial to increase its adoption, especially in developing countries.
Identifiants
pubmed: 34729643
doi: 10.1007/s10072-021-05705-1
pii: 10.1007/s10072-021-05705-1
pmc: PMC8563298
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
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811-819Informations de copyright
© 2021. Fondazione Società Italiana di Neurologia.
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