Awareness and readiness to use telemonitoring to support diabetes care among care providers at teaching hospitals in Ethiopia: an institution-based cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

This survey aimed to assess the awareness and readiness of healthcare providers to use telemonitoring (TM) technologies for managing diabetes patients as well as to identify associated factors in Ethiopia.

Design

An institution-based cross-sectional quantitative survey was conducted by using a pretested self-administered questionnaire from February to March 2020. Data analysis used a binary logistic regression and partial proportional odds model for factor identification.

Participants

Randomly selected 423 study physicians and nurses.

Setting

This study was conducted at the University of Gondar and Tibebe Ghion specialised teaching referral hospitals.

Outcome measures

Awareness and readiness towards TM in diabetes care.

Result

Out of 40

SUBMITTER: Seboka BT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8559102 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature