Factors Influencing Adoption and Use of Telemedicine Services in Rural Areas of China: Mixed Methods Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The shortage of medical resources in rural China reflects the health inequity in resource-limited settings, whereas telemedicine could provide opportunities to fill this gap. However, evidence of patient acceptance of telemedicine services from low- and middle-income countries is still lacking.

Objective

We aimed to understand the profile of patient end-user telemedicine use and identify factors influencing telemedicine service use in rural China.

Methods

Our study followed a mixed methods approach, with a quantitative cross-sectional survey followed by in-depth semistructured interviews to describe telemedicine use and its associated factors among rural residents in Guangdong Province, China. In the quantitative analysis, explanatory variables included env

SUBMITTER: Du Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9823570 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature