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Awareness, knowledge, attitude, and skills regarding telemedicine among Syrian healthcare providers: A cross-sectional study.

Sarya Swed, Hidar Alibrahim, Haidara Bohsas, Ahmed Aljabali, Hagar Mahmoud Hamouda, Bisher Sawaf, Mhd Kutaiba Albuni, Elias Battikh, Safaa Ma Ahmed, Eman Mohammed Sharif Ahmed and 5 more

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Sarya SwedFaculty of Medicine, Aleppo University, Aleppo, Syria.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9983-2020
Hidar AlibrahimFaculty of Medicine, Aleppo University, Aleppo, Syria.
Haidara BohsasFaculty of Medicine, Aleppo University, Aleppo, Syria.
Ahmed AljabaliFaculty of Medicine, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Amman, Jordon.
Hagar Mahmoud HamoudaFaculty of Medicine, Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt.
Bisher SawafDepartment of Internal Medicine, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar.
Mhd Kutaiba AlbuniDepartment of Internal Medicine, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar.
Elias BattikhDepartment of Internal Medicine, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar.
Safaa Ma AhmedFaculty of Medicine, Shendi University, Khartoum, Sudan.
Eman Mohammed Sharif AhmedDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Nile Valley University, Khartoum, Sudan.
Karam R MotaweaFaculty of Medicine, Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt.
Basel AbdelazeemInternal Medicine, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2919-6196
Sheikh ShoibPsychiatry, JLNM Hospital, Rainawari, Srinagar Directorate of Health Services, J&K, India.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3739-706X
Amine RakabInternal Medicine, Weill Cornell Medical College, Qatar.
Wael HafezInternal Medicine, NMC Royal Hospital, Khalifa City, Abu Dhabi, UAE.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: After the widespread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) around the globe, it was imperative to establish preventative measures to restrict the virus's transmission. The purpose of this research was to present an overview of the awareness, knowledge, attitude, and abilities of Syrian physicians about telemedicine technology. Methods: An online cross-sectional study was conducted from April 1 to May 15, 2022. The questionnaire was taken from published study, and the inclusion criteria consist the Syrian doctors who worked in hospitals during the COVID-19 pandemic, mainly those who had direct contact with patients. Results: Among 385 responses, 52.72% of them were females, 83.9% of them were aged less than 30 years old, and 66% were working in the governmental sector; 66% of participants have moderate knowledge about using computers and the internet, 80% have heard about telemedicine. Despite that, 95.1% of participants have not attended any training workshop on telemedicine, and most of them have reported no availability of a telemedicine unit in their department. Only 31.7% participants have shown high awareness of telemedicine. Furthermore, no significant correlation was identified between the academic level with the age and telemedicine awareness, knowledge, attitude, or computer skills. Despite that, there was an obvious correlation between age and computer skills ( Conclusion: The study results demonstrate that most of the participating clinical doctors have a neutral view of telemedicine, even though they do not know much about it and do not have considerable experience with it. It is practical to educate and train academic staff, practicing physicians, residents and medical students within the clinical stages about telemedicine.

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