Table 3.
Characteristics of included telemedicine studies (n = 4).
Reference | Telemedicine | Condition | Participants type | Participants # | Study design | Outcome measure | Finding |
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Biruk et al.90 | Telemedicine | – | Healthcare professionals | 312 | Cross-sectional | Knowledge, attitude | 62% lack good knowledge, 36% lack a good attitude toward telemedicine |
Xue et al.91 | Telemedicine | – | Healthcare professionals | 107 | Cross-sectional | Willingness -reasons for resistance to telemedicine | Reduced autonomy, anxiety, and costs increased resistance |
Delaigue et al.92 | Teledermatology | Dermatitis | Healthcare professionals | 26 | Cross-sectional | Usability | Teledermatology delivered a useful service, system gap for case follow-up |
Shiferaw et a.93 | Telemedicine | – | Healthcare professionals | 20 | Cross-sectional | Feasibility | Telemedicine is in a premature phase and its success needs technology, e-governance, an enabling policy, and multi-sectorial involvement |