Abstract：
Telehealth is delivering health care services remotely from healthcare facilities using telecommunications and virtual technology. Egypt is aiming to reach Universal Health Coverage; this increases the demand for telehealth in routine health services. Telehealth helps in increasing access to areas with no available medical services as patients can be monitored remotely.
To measure the awareness of telehealth among attendees of primary health care units and their acceptance of applying telehealth.
This was a cross-sectional study among attendees of primary health units. Ethical issues were considered.
A sample size was calculated to be 162 and 170 valid Arabic interview questionnaires were filled by attendees. The awareness percentage of telehealth among attendees was 64.7% while the willingness to implement telehealth was 78%. Both awareness and willingness were significantly associated with age groups, residence, socioeconomic status, and presence of computer with internet access. Age, residence, and possession of a PC were the only adjusted predictive factors for knowledge about telehealth among patients in the multivariable analysis.
Large percentages of attendees to primary health care centers are aware of telehealth and are willing to implement it. The major cause of refusal to implement telehealth was ignorance of using telecommunication devices and the desire to be in close contact with the physicians.
To measure the awareness of telehealth among attendees of primary health care units and their acceptance of applying telehealth.
This was a cross-sectional study among attendees of primary health units. Ethical issues were considered.
A sample size was calculated to be 162 and 170 valid Arabic interview questionnaires were filled by attendees. The awareness percentage of telehealth among attendees was 64.7% while the willingness to implement telehealth was 78%. Both awareness and willingness were significantly associated with age groups, residence, socioeconomic status, and presence of computer with internet access. Age, residence, and possession of a PC were the only adjusted predictive factors for knowledge about telehealth among patients in the multivariable analysis.
Large percentages of attendees to primary health care centers are aware of telehealth and are willing to implement it. The major cause of refusal to implement telehealth was ignorance of using telecommunication devices and the desire to be in close contact with the physicians.
摘要：
远程医疗正在使用电信和虚拟技术从医疗机构远程提供医疗保健服务。埃及的目标是实现全民健康覆盖；这增加了日常卫生服务中对远程医疗的需求。远程医疗有助于增加对没有可用医疗服务的地区的访问，因为可以远程监控患者。
衡量初级卫生保健单位参与者对远程健康的认识及其对应用远程健康的接受程度。
这是一项针对初级保健单位参与者的横断面研究。考虑了伦理问题。
根据计算，样本量为162份，与会者填写了170份有效的阿拉伯语访谈问卷。与会者对远程医疗的知晓率为64.7%，实施远程医疗的意愿为78%。意识和意愿与年龄组显著相关，residence,社会经济地位,以及可以访问互联网的计算机的存在。年龄,residence,在多变量分析中，拥有PC是患者远程健康知识的唯一校正预测因素。
大部分初级卫生保健中心的参与者都知道远程医疗，并愿意实施它。拒绝实施远程医疗的主要原因是对使用电信设备的无知以及与医生密切接触的愿望。
衡量初级卫生保健单位参与者对远程健康的认识及其对应用远程健康的接受程度。
这是一项针对初级保健单位参与者的横断面研究。考虑了伦理问题。
根据计算，样本量为162份，与会者填写了170份有效的阿拉伯语访谈问卷。与会者对远程医疗的知晓率为64.7%，实施远程医疗的意愿为78%。意识和意愿与年龄组显著相关，residence,社会经济地位,以及可以访问互联网的计算机的存在。年龄,residence,在多变量分析中，拥有PC是患者远程健康知识的唯一校正预测因素。
大部分初级卫生保健中心的参与者都知道远程医疗，并愿意实施它。拒绝实施远程医疗的主要原因是对使用电信设备的无知以及与医生密切接触的愿望。
