Exploring Public Perceptions of Telenursing: A Q Methodology Study.

ABSTRACT:

Aims

To investigate public perceptions of telenursing in South Korea, an Asian country that is transitioning to the introduction of telenursing and possesses a high level of information and communication technology. This study sought to uncover strategies for the successful introduction and extension of telenursing by identifying the characteristics of existing perceptions.

Design

Q methodology was applied.

Methods

A total of 188 Q populations were selected from the literature, Internet sources, newspaper articles and in-depth interviews about telenursing, from which the final 37 Q statements were derived. Forty-nine people who were expected to have diverse perspectives about telenursing were selected purposively and participated in Q-sorting. The data were obtained f

SUBMITTER: Kim IJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11555485 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature