Table 2.
Attitudes and Perceptions of Parents Regarding Telehealth Before Home Telehealth Encounter
| Attitude and perception | No. (%) of parents |
|
|---|---|---|
| Agree or completely agree (N = 110) | Disagree or completely disagree (N = 110) | |
| The money saved in time away from work and gasoline cost would affect my decision to use telemedicine rather than traveling for a face-to-face visit with a specialist. | 58 (53) | 28 (25) |
| I am concerned about being able to understand what the doctor says through telemedicine video. | 29 (26) | 51 (46) |
| I think that the doctor will be able to understand me and my child through telemedicine video. | 71 (65) | 15 (14) |
| I would prefer to see a physician sooner through telemedicine than wait to see a physician in-person. | 64 (58) | 18 (16) |
| I feel telemedicine can improve patient feedback regarding the side effects of treatment. | 62 (56) | 14 (13) |
| I feel telemedicine can reduce physician response time. | 68 (62) | 19 (17) |
| The idea of telemedicine sounds too complicated. | 12 (11) | 76 (69) |
| If a specialist were not available in my local area, I would prefer to see a specialist via telemedicine rather than travel a long distance. | 80 (73) | 18 (16) |
| The use of telemedicine would provide my child specialized care that I would not otherwise have access to. | 36 (33) | 37 (34) |