How Do Low-Income Urban African Americans and Latinos Feel about Telemedicine? A Diffusion of Innovation Analysis
Joint Authors
Baker, Richard S.
George, Sheba
Hamilton, Alison
Source
International Journal of Telemedicine and Applications
Issue
Vol. 2012, Issue 2012 (31 Dec. 2012), pp.1-9, 9 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2012-09-10
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
9
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Introduction.
Telemedicine is promoted as a means to increase access to specialty medical care among the urban underserved, yet little is known about its acceptability among these populations.
We used components of a diffusion of innovation conceptual framework to analyze preexperience perceptions about telemedicine to assess its appeal among urban underserved African Americans and Latinos.
Methods.
Ten focus groups were conducted with African American (n=43) and Latino participants (n=44) in both English and Spanish and analyzed for key themes.
Results.
Both groups perceived increased and immediate access to multiple medical opinions and reduced wait time as relative advantages of telemedicine.
However, African Americans expressed more concerns than Latinos about confidentiality, privacy, and the physical absence of the specialist.
This difference may reflect lower levels of trust in new health care innovations among African Americans resulting from a legacy of past abuses in the US medical system as compared to immigrant Latinos who do not have this particular historical backdrop.
Conclusions.
These findings have implications for important issues such as adoption of telemedicine, patient satisfaction, doctor-patient interactions, and the development and tailoring of strategies targeted to each of these populations for the introduction, marketing, and implementation of telemedicine.
American Psychological Association (APA)
George, Sheba& Hamilton, Alison& Baker, Richard S.. 2012. How Do Low-Income Urban African Americans and Latinos Feel about Telemedicine? A Diffusion of Innovation Analysis. International Journal of Telemedicine and Applications،Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-9.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
George, Sheba…[et al.]. How Do Low-Income Urban African Americans and Latinos Feel about Telemedicine? A Diffusion of Innovation Analysis. International Journal of Telemedicine and Applications No. 2012 (2012), pp.1-9.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
George, Sheba& Hamilton, Alison& Baker, Richard S.. How Do Low-Income Urban African Americans and Latinos Feel about Telemedicine? A Diffusion of Innovation Analysis. International Journal of Telemedicine and Applications. 2012. Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-492778
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-492778