Drivers of telemedicine use: comparative evidence from samples of Spanish, Colombian and Bolivian physicians.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The aim of the study presented in this article is to analyse the determinants of telemedicine use. To that end, the study makes two basic contributions. First, it considers six working hypotheses in the context of technology acceptance models (TAMs). Second, it uses data obtained for three samples of physicians from three different countries (Spain, Colombia and Bolivia). Obtaining and comparing evidence on an international scale allows determinants of telemedicine use to be evaluated across different contexts.

Methods

In Bolivia, the survey was conducted in hospitals and health care centres of the urban and rural districts of the municipality of Sucre, in a population comprising a total of 350 physicians. In Spain, the survey population consisted of medical profe

SUBMITTER: Saigi-Rubio F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4195871 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature