Challenges for remote patient monitoring programs in rural and regional areas: a qualitative study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Access to healthcare significantly influences health outcomes, and rural, regional and remote populations face greater challenges in accessing healthcare than urban populations. Digital health tools, such as remote patient monitoring (RPM), have significant potential to address these healthcare challenges, yet there is little research on the facilitators and barriers of RPM in these regions.

Aim

This study aims to identify and understand the facilitators and barriers healthcare staff face implementing RPM in rural and regional Australia, with focus on challenges that arose after the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Methods

Semi-structured focus groups were conducted with healthcare professionals from publicly funded health services in western rural and regio

SUBMITTER: Tagne JF 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11905676 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature