Physicians’ Perspective of Telemedicine Regulating Guidelines and Ethical Aspects: A Saudi Experience

Table 2

Comparison points between benchmark articles and the current study.

	Comparison points	Benchmark#1 (Albarrak et al. 2019)	Benchmark#2 (Alanzi et al. [26])	Benchmark#3 (Kaliyadan et al. [6])	Benchmark#4 (Nittari et al. [19])	Benchmark#5 (Atiyeh et al. 2020)	Current study
1	Physicians’ familiarity with telemedicine guidelines/laws
2	Encountering legal issues while using telemedicine modalities in patient care
3	Maintaining professional boundaries while interacting with patients on social media
4	Reporting or correcting colleagues posting incorrect online health-related information
5	Awareness of online self-promotion regulations
6	Willingness to pay a social media influencer for advertisement
Total score		16.67%	16.67%	16.67%	33.33%	50%	100%
Finding difference		83.33%	83.33%	83.33%	66.67%	50%	—