The Impact of Virtual Clinic Services on Healthcare Practitioners’ Attitudes: A Case Study at Maternity and Children Hospital Makkah al Mukarramah, Saudi Arabia
Aims and Objectives: This study examines healthcare practitioners’ attitudes toward virtual clinic (VC) services at the Maternity and Children Hospital (MCH) in Makkah, Saudi Arabia. Materials and Methods: Using a modified questionnaire based on the Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology...
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| author | Misfer A. Asiri Judy Jenkins Jomin George Aalia A. Hayat Jalal H. Meny Hassan H. Al-Qurashi Emad N. Alsubhi Saad A. Almalki |
| author_facet | Misfer A. Asiri Judy Jenkins Jomin George Aalia A. Hayat Jalal H. Meny Hassan H. Al-Qurashi Emad N. Alsubhi Saad A. Almalki |
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| description | Aims and Objectives:
This study examines healthcare practitioners’ attitudes toward virtual clinic (VC) services at the Maternity and Children Hospital (MCH) in Makkah, Saudi Arabia.
Materials and Methods:
Using a modified questionnaire based on the Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology (UTAUT) 2 model, data from 212 health practitioners was analyzed. Descriptive, regression and graphical analyses were performed using R software.
Results:
A P-value of less than 0.05 was considered significant. Results indicate significant associations between factors such as performance expectancy (0.022|), perceived value (0.004), social influence (0.002), facilitating conditions (0.002), hedonic motivation (0.029), and habit influence (0.035), and healthcare practitioners’ attitudes toward virtual clinic use. The only factor that did not significantly influence attitudes was effort expectancy (0.152). More than 61.61% of the respondents expressed a positive attitude toward using virtual services.
Conclusion:
The study highlights the increasing adoption of VC services post-COVID-19 and underscores the importance of addressing challenges such as digital infrastructure and expertise gaps. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-512de841831242e68360e860600bee902025-01-12T14:08:42ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsJournal of Pharmacy and Bioallied Sciences0976-48790975-74062024-12-0116Suppl 4S3160S316310.4103/jpbs.jpbs_639_24The Impact of Virtual Clinic Services on Healthcare Practitioners’ Attitudes: A Case Study at Maternity and Children Hospital Makkah al Mukarramah, Saudi ArabiaMisfer A. AsiriJudy JenkinsJomin GeorgeAalia A. HayatJalal H. MenyHassan H. Al-QurashiEmad N. AlsubhiSaad A. AlmalkiAims and Objectives: This study examines healthcare practitioners’ attitudes toward virtual clinic (VC) services at the Maternity and Children Hospital (MCH) in Makkah, Saudi Arabia. Materials and Methods: Using a modified questionnaire based on the Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology (UTAUT) 2 model, data from 212 health practitioners was analyzed. Descriptive, regression and graphical analyses were performed using R software. Results: A P-value of less than 0.05 was considered significant. Results indicate significant associations between factors such as performance expectancy (0.022|), perceived value (0.004), social influence (0.002), facilitating conditions (0.002), hedonic motivation (0.029), and habit influence (0.035), and healthcare practitioners’ attitudes toward virtual clinic use. The only factor that did not significantly influence attitudes was effort expectancy (0.152). More than 61.61% of the respondents expressed a positive attitude toward using virtual services. Conclusion: The study highlights the increasing adoption of VC services post-COVID-19 and underscores the importance of addressing challenges such as digital infrastructure and expertise gaps.https://journals.lww.com/10.4103/jpbs.jpbs_639_24attitudeshealthcare practitionerssaudi arabiatelemedicinevirtual clinic services |
| spellingShingle | Misfer A. Asiri Judy Jenkins Jomin George Aalia A. Hayat Jalal H. Meny Hassan H. Al-Qurashi Emad N. Alsubhi Saad A. Almalki The Impact of Virtual Clinic Services on Healthcare Practitioners’ Attitudes: A Case Study at Maternity and Children Hospital Makkah al Mukarramah, Saudi Arabia Journal of Pharmacy and Bioallied Sciences attitudes healthcare practitioners saudi arabia telemedicine virtual clinic services |
| title | The Impact of Virtual Clinic Services on Healthcare Practitioners’ Attitudes: A Case Study at Maternity and Children Hospital Makkah al Mukarramah, Saudi Arabia |
| title_full | The Impact of Virtual Clinic Services on Healthcare Practitioners’ Attitudes: A Case Study at Maternity and Children Hospital Makkah al Mukarramah, Saudi Arabia |
| title_fullStr | The Impact of Virtual Clinic Services on Healthcare Practitioners’ Attitudes: A Case Study at Maternity and Children Hospital Makkah al Mukarramah, Saudi Arabia |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Impact of Virtual Clinic Services on Healthcare Practitioners’ Attitudes: A Case Study at Maternity and Children Hospital Makkah al Mukarramah, Saudi Arabia |
| title_short | The Impact of Virtual Clinic Services on Healthcare Practitioners’ Attitudes: A Case Study at Maternity and Children Hospital Makkah al Mukarramah, Saudi Arabia |
| title_sort | impact of virtual clinic services on healthcare practitioners attitudes a case study at maternity and children hospital makkah al mukarramah saudi arabia |
| topic | attitudes healthcare practitioners saudi arabia telemedicine virtual clinic services |
| url | https://journals.lww.com/10.4103/jpbs.jpbs_639_24 |
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