Table 2.
Responses regarding perceived usefulness and ease of use of telemedicine services (N=1006).
| Items | Strongly agree, n (%) | Agree, n (%) | Disagree, n (%) | Strongly disagree, n (%) | |
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PU1: Telemedicine is essential for use during public health emergencies (eg, pandemics, infectious disease outbreaks, and flooding) | 213 (21.2) | 681 (67.7) | 101 (10) | 11 (1.1) |
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PU2: Telemedicine is essential for use during the time of no public health emergencies | 482 (47.9) | 401 (39.9) | 103 (10.2) | 20 (2) |
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PU3: Telemedicine visits are cost savings compared to conventional way of seeking medical care | 345 (34.3) | 529 (52.6) | 108 (10.7) | 24 (2.4) |
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PU4: Telemedicine can equally provide quality medical service as the traditional face-to-face consultation | 317 (31.5) | 523 (52) | 134 (13.3) | 32 (3.2) |
| PEUb | |||||
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PEU1: Telemedicine is an effective way to improve access to health services | 427 (42.4) | 453 (45) | 102 (10.1) | 24 (2.4) |
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PEU2: Telehealth practitioners can provide medical services across geographic borders | 360 (25.8) | 506 (50.3) | 116 (11.5) | 24 (2.4) |
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PEU3: Telemedicine can enable providers deliver health services to patients at remote locations | 379 (37.7) | 519 (51.6) | 77 (7.7) | 31 (3.1) |
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PEU4: Telemedicine can circumvent hospital visits of noncritical illnesses | 316 (31.4) | 499 (49.6) | 132 (13.1) | 59 (5.9) |
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PEU5: Telemedicine can help to alleviate hospital congestion | 311 (30.9) | 537 (53.4) | 119 (11.8) | 39 (3.9) |
aPU: perceived usefulness.
bPEU: perceived ease of use.