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Authors:
Ka Chun Fung
Keywords: Telemedicine; Knowledge; Attitude; Intention; Medical students; Hong Kong.
Abstract:
With the increasing adoption of telemedicine in Hong Kong after the COVID-19 pandemic, increased attention has been given to the future development of telemedicine in both private and public healthcare settings because it plays a role in diversifying the demand in medical support by providing a flexible supply of services. Hence, it is important to understand whether the future doctors are ready for the new trend in the health system. The study examines the knowledge, attitude, belief towards telemedicine, and the intention to use telemedicine of medical students enrolled in their clinical years in Hong Kong. Two research questions have been formulated to understand the mechanism of associating knowledge, attitude, and belief with the intention towards telemedicine. A cross-sectional study was conducted on medical students enrolled in their clinical years in Hong Kong from February to April 2023, in which the subjects were required to complete a questionnaire through Qualtrics after offering informed consent. Convenience sampling was adopted for data collection. 135 invitations were sent online, and 83 valid responses were received. After the data collection, descriptive analysis, bivariate correlation and mediation analyses were conducted. Two main results were identified. First, attitude is a necessary step in developing the connection between knowledge of telemedicine and belief towards telemedicine. Second, belief is not the only factor in developing the connection between attitude and intention towards the use of telemedicine. Based on the results, it was concluded that it is critical to have the medical school curriculum incorporate elements of telemedicine to prepare students to embrace the new practicing mode in Hong Kong.
Pages: 56 to 62
Copyright: Copyright (c) IARIA, 2024
Publication date: May 26, 2024
Published in: conference
ISSN: 2308-4359
ISBN: 978-1-68558-167-1
Location: Barcelona, Spain
Dates: from May 26, 2024 to May 30, 2024