A framework for studying perceptions of rural healthcare staff and basic ICT support for e-health use: An indian experience

Telemedicine and e-Health

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 80-88

  Chattopadhyay, Subhagata ^a  

^a MANIPAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Data mining; E health; Indian PHCs; Regressions; Significance tests; User perception

Indexed keywords

DATA LOSS; DATA SHARING; DEVELOPED COUNTRIES; EHEALTH; ELECTRONIC HEALTHCARE; END USERS; HEALTH CENTERS; HEALTH-CARE SYSTEM; INFORMATION COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY; LEVEL OF SATISFACTION; ORGANIZATIONAL LEVELS; PATIENT DATA; REGRESSIONS; SIGNIFICANCE TEST; SIGNIFICANT FACTORS; USER PERCEPTIONS;

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; HEALTH; HEALTH CARE; HOSPITAL DATA PROCESSING; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; QUALITY ASSURANCE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SURVEYS;

DATA PRIVACY;

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO COMPUTERS; COMPUTER; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; INDIA; INTERNET; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PERCEPTION; POWER SUPPLY; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RURAL HEALTH CARE; TELECOMMUNICATION; TELEMEDICINE;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; ATTITUDE TO COMPUTERS; COMPUTERS; ELECTRIC POWER SUPPLIES; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; INDIA; INTERNET; PERCEPTION; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES; TELECOMMUNICATIONS; TELEMEDICINE;

EID: 76349095800     PISSN: 15305627     EISSN: 15563669     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/tmj.2009.0081     Document Type: Article

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