Telemedicine in Middle Eastern countries: Progress, barriers, and policy recommendations

H Al-Samarraie, S Ghazal, AI Alzahrani… - International journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
Background Despite attempts to reform the healthcare delivery system in the Middle East,
expectations for its progress have been—and for some still are—somewhat slow. Objective …

“If Someone Walks In On Us Talking, Pretend to be My Friend, Not My Therapist": Challenges and Opportunities for Digital Mental Health Support in Saudi Arabia

S Aldaweesh, D Alateeq, M Van Kleek… - Proceedings of the CHI …, 2024 - dl.acm.org
Mental health disorders are prevalent worldwide, yet they remain stigmatized, especially in
the Middle East. While mHealth has the potential to circumvent traditional barriers, research …

[HTML][HTML] Health care providers' acceptance of a personal health record: cross-sectional study

CC Yousef, TM Salgado, A Farooq, K Burnett… - Journal of medical …, 2021 - jmir.org
Background: Personal health records (PHRs) are eHealth tools designed to support patient
engagement, patient empowerment, and patient-and person-centered care. Endorsement of …

Factors of healthcare robot adoption by medical staff in Thai government hospitals

P Vichitkraivin, T Naenna - Health and Technology, 2021 - Springer
The patients increasing number and growing shortage of medical staff are acute problems
that face the healthcare industry today. Healthcare robots are being installed to solve this …

Evaluation of free, open-source, web-based DICOM viewers for the Indian national telemedicine service (eSanjeevani)

JS Wadali, SP Sood, R Kaushish, S Syed-Abdul… - Journal of Digital …, 2020 - Springer
Abstract The Digital Image and Communications in Medicine (DICOM) viewer is a very
useful component in telemedicine applications. Owing to increased demand, adoption, and …

[HTML][HTML] Knowledge, attitudes, and perceptions of Jordanians toward adopting and using telemedicine: National cross-sectional study

R Murshidi, M Hammouri, H Taha… - JMIR Human …, 2022 - humanfactors.jmir.org
Background: Due to the upsurge of COVID-19, nations are increasingly adopting
telemedicine programs in anticipation of similar crises. Similar to all nations worldwide …

Chapter 5: Health transformation in Saudi Arabia via connected health technologies

H ElGibreen - Technology and Global Public Health, 2020 - Springer
With the announcement of Vision 2030 in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), the Ministry of
Health (MoH) has been tasked with developing new strategies to transform the entire health …

Experiences with telemedicine among family medicine residents at king saud university medical city during the COVID-19 pandemic: a cross-sectional study

I AlFawaz, AA Alrasheed - BMC Medical Education, 2023 - Springer
Background The healthcare system experienced various challenges during the coronavirus
disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, and a wide range of safety measures were …

Developing and Validating a Tool to Assess Telemedicine Acceptance Among Physicians During Pandemic Using a Technology Acceptance Model

I Shaarani, M Jounblat, H Jounblat… - Telemedicine and e …, 2023 - liebertpub.com
Background: The World health organization declared the coronavirus outbreak a global
pandemic on March 11, 2020. Telemedicine was one of the effective tools that were …

The use of a mobile-based telehealth service during the COVID-19 pandemic: provider experience and satisfaction

MM Alsaleh - 2021 - search.proquest.com
Background: Telehealth is a promising healthcare delivery model that uses
telecommunication technologies to improve healthcare access by remotely offering health …