Perception of Medical and Nursing Students and Technical Staff Regarding Telemedicine and Virtual Consultations: Cross-sectional survey in three tertiary care hospitals in India
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Medical students, nursing students, technical staff, nurses, technicians, Telemedicine, virtual consultationsAbstract
Background: Telemedicine and virtual consultations have expanded rapidly, but perceptions among future and frontline health workers influence adoption and quality.
Objective: To assess knowledge, attitudes, perceived preparedness, and barriers toward telemedicine among (a) MBBS students and interns (n=100), (b) nursing students (n=50), and (c) technical staff and nurses (n=100) across three tertiary care hospitals in India.
Methods: Cross-sectional descriptive study using a structured questionnaire (demographics, knowledge, attitudes, perceived competence, training needs, and perceived barriers). Data collection planned via paper/online survey. Primary outcomes: proportion with adequate knowledge, positive attitude score, self-reported readiness to participate in teleconsultations. Analysis: descriptive statistics, chi-square, ANOVA/Kruskal–Wallis, and multivariable logistic regression to identify predictors of willingness to adopt telemedicine.
Results (illustrative example): (See Results section — simulated data provided as an example template. Actual results require real data collection.)
Conclusions: The paper provides a full study protocol, the questionnaire, an analysis plan, proposed tables/figures, and a discussion framework. This can be used as a ready template for data collection, conduct, and manuscript submission
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