Knowledge Is (Still) Key: Awareness to Shape Trends in Telemedicine Use during the Pandemic Based on Management...

Area of Science:

• Health Informatics
• Digital Health
• Telemedicine Adoption

Background:

• The digital revolution has accelerated health sector developments, with telemedicine gaining traction during the COVID-19 pandemic.
• Telemedicine offers reduced virus transmission, adequacy, and cost-effectiveness, especially during pandemics.
• A significant challenge remains: societal unfamiliarity with telemedicine, potentially due to inadequate education and experience.

Purpose of the Study:

• To identify key factors influencing telemedicine utilization.
• To analyze the impact of data confidentiality, administration, and knowledge on telemedicine adoption.
• To provide insights into overcoming barriers to telemedicine use.

Main Methods:

• Quantitative approach utilizing multivariate analysis, specifically simple linear regression.
• Focus on respondents aged 18-30 years.
• Assessment of data confidentiality, administration, and knowledge as influencing variables.

Main Results:

• Administration factors were rated positively by all respondents.
• Data safety did not significantly influence telemedicine implementation (p=0.090).
• Knowledge significantly impacted telemedicine implementation (p=0.043) and use (p=0.033), increasing it by 1.624 times.

Conclusions:

• Knowledge is the most critical factor driving telemedicine use.
• Adequate knowledge empowers individuals to leverage telemedicine technology.
• Lack of knowledge creates an information gap, hindering the adoption of new digital health tools.