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ArticleJournal of family medicine and primary care2024

Provider's satisfaction with telemedicine services for tribals of Western Rajasthan: A qualitative analysis.

Rakhi Dwivedi, Gopal Bohra, Abhishek Bhardwaj, Akhil Dhanesh Goel, Bharat Choudhary, Prem P Sharma, Pradeep Dwivedi, Surjit Singh, Pratibha Singh, Kuldeep Singh

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Rakhi DwivediCentre of Excellence for Tribal Health, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India.
Gopal BohraDepartment of General Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India.
Abhishek BhardwajDepartment of Dermatology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India.
Akhil Dhanesh GoelDepartment of Community Medicine and Family Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India.
Bharat ChoudharyDepartment of Pediatrics, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India.
Prem P SharmaDepartment of Community Medicine and Family Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India.
Pradeep DwivediCentre of Excellence for Tribal Health, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India.
Surjit SinghDepartment of Pharmacology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India.
Pratibha SinghDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India.
Kuldeep SinghCentre of Excellence for Tribal Health, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India.

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Abstract

Background: There are significant barriers to healthcare access in tribal areas, even though for every 834 people, there is one public physician (registered allopathic and AYUSH doctors). More than 86% of hospital visits occur in rural areas. Furthermore, the bulk of them travel long distances to reach hospitals. A telemedicine center was established in the aspirational tribal district of Sirohi, Rajasthan, to provide accessible quality health care. Objective: To understand providers' attitudes and satisfaction with telemedicine services for tribal populations. Materials and Methods: This cross-sectional, mixed-method study enrolled consultants from various clinical departments of AIIMS Jodhpur ( Result: The mean score of the satisfactory index was 54.7 ± 22.04. The higher score is 87.4 regarding the ability to use the technology platform during teleconsultation. The lower score was 34.7 for video quality during teleconsultation at STHR. 91.3% found this a beneficial model for the tribal population. Consultants providing teleconsultations expressed that this model is a boon for tribal patients as a screening tool and will save time and money for improved accessibility. Conclusion: Positive indications of teleconsultation with a provider's utility, acceptability, and satisfaction. Most marginalized people can efficiently access all levels of (primary, secondary, or tertiary) health care from experts through telemedicine, which will broaden outreach in hard-to-reach or inaccessible tribal or rural areas.

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Provider acceptabilityprovider perceptionprovider satisfactiontelemedicinetribal

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PMCPMC11213451

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