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| Attributes of telemedicine attitude | Strongly disagree (%) | Disagree (%) | Neutral (%) | Agree (%) | Strongly agree (%) | Mean score |
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| Relative advantage |
| Reduce medical errors | 7.0 | 9.4 | 14.1 | 36.9 | 32.6 | 3.8 |
| Facilitate diagnosis and treatment | 2.0 | 3.7 | 2.7 | 60.1 | 31.5 | 4.2 |
| Increase communication among health care providers | 1.3 | 2.7 | 4.7 | 56.4 | 34.9 | 4.2 |
| Telemedicine can reduce the number of visits to health care centers | 6.0 | 7.4 | 10.4 | 42.3 | 33.9 | 3.9 |
| Enables me accomplish my task more quickly | 3.4 | 7.4 | 16.3 | 37.1 | 35.8 | 3.9 |
| Improve clinical decisions | 1.0 | 3.0 | 9.4 | 32.6 | 54.0 | 4.4 |
| Provide more comprehensive health care services | 0.7 | 1.3 | 7.4 | 37.9 | 52.7 | 4.4 |
| Total mean score | 4.1 |
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| Compatibility |
| In my opinion, telemedicine is compatible with all aspects of my work | 8.7 | 14.4 | 10.7 | 41 | 25.2 | 3.6 |
| Telemedicine is completely compatible with my current situation | 10.4 | 11.1 | 11.8 | 38.9 | 27.8 | 3.6 |
| I think telemedicine fits well with the way I like to work | 12.1 | 18.1 | 13.4 | 29.6 | 26.8 | 3.4 |
| Using telemedicine fits well into my work style | 18.5 | 22.5 | 26.2 | 20.8 | 12.0 | 2.9 |
| Total mean score | 3.4 |
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| Complexity |
| I believe using telemedicine requires a lots of mental effort | 10.7 | 9.4 | 3.7 | 46.3 | 29.9 | 2.2 |
| Learning to operate telemedicine is hard for me | 12.8 | 18.7 | 7.9 | 42.1 | 18.5 | 2.7 |
| I think telemedicine increases staff work load | 11.1 | 13.0 | 10.1 | 34.9 | 30.9 | 2.4 |
| I think telemedicine creates new responsibilities for staff | 9.4 | 12.7 | 9.7 | 39.3 | 28.9 | 2.3 |
| In my opinion, telemedicine threatens information confidentiality and patient privacy | 9.1 | 11.1 | 13.8 | 28.7 | 37.3 | 2.3 |
| Total mean score | 2.4 |
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| Trial ability |
| I believe to try telemedicine applications is a great opportunity | 2.0 | 3.0 | 1.7 | 52.0 | 41.3 | 4.3 |
| I do not have to take very much effort to try out telemedicine | 11.4 | 16.1 | 22.1 | 27.9 | 22.5 | 3.3 |
| I believe, using telemedicine on a trial basis is enough to see what it could do | 16.1 | 15.8 | 13.1 | 34.5 | 20.5 | 3.3 |
| I would like to try out telemedicine applications before using it | 6.1 | 7.0 | 5.0 | 36.6 | 45.3 | 4.1 |
| Total mean score | 3.8 |
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| Observability |
| I have seen what other hospital staffs do with telemedicine technologies | 32.9 | 28.2 | 5.7 | 17.1 | 16.1 | 2.6 |
| Telemedicine technology is very visible in the hospital where I work | 36.2 | 40.0 | 5.0 | 16.1 | 11.7 | 2.4 |
| In the hospital, I see telemedicine technology being used for many tasks | 38.0 | 42.6 | 3.7 | 9.7 | 6 | 2.0 |
| Total mean score | 2.3 |
| Overall attitude mean score | 3.2 |
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