Telehealth and telemedicine, Challenges, opportunities and its implementation: An emerging global research agenda
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Telehealth, Telemedicine, health care system, Traditional medicines Traditional medicines
Abstract
ABSTRACT
Background: This paper discussed about telehealth, telemedicine, or e-health their challenges and opportunities, and their implementations in the healthcare system. This is a new system which is adopted during the 21st century. It provides a faster way to cure a patient's disease or improve health.
Primary objective: The objective of this study was to conduct a survey about the emergence of telehealth and telemedicine, its implementation, adaptation, awareness, and satisfaction in the community.
Method/design: A structured questionnaire including thirteen questions about telehealth, telemedicine, e-pharmacy, and e-health has been prepared and circulated among the general population through survey.
Setting: The study was conducted in Rawalakot and Islamabad.
Participants: 200 participants are involved in the study.
Intervention: The study was also conducted to communicate with larger community to give them awareness related to telehealth and its effectiveness.
Primary out commeasures. :The study was very helpful in educated and non-educated community of the specific cities.
Results: While conducting the research based on studies, it was found that about 55% people are aware of telehealth and 20% of people are using online services and 33.4% of people are satisfied with it and 50.5% of people said it is convenient than traditional health care system.
Conclusion: A significant opportunity to improve value-based clinical care, health promotion, and disease prevention is presented by the development of novel telehealth-related capabilities and their integration into care delivery systems.
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Muhammad Soaib Said, Faryal Jahan, Muhammad Noumann Arif, Iqra Saleem Naz Babari, Maysoon Raed Bassam Alnajdawi, Ishfaq A Bukhari, Shafiq Ali Shah, Izharullah, Tayyaba Ghazanfar, & Asif Mehmood Hashmi. (2024). Telehealth and telemedicine, Challenges, opportunities and its implementation: An emerging global research agenda. Journal of Population Therapeutics and Clinical Pharmacology, 31(7), 1164–1173. https://doi.org/10.53555/jptcp.v31i7.7050
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Author Biographies
Muhammad Soaib Said
Discipline of Clinical Pharmacy, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia
Faryal Jahan
Shifa College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Shifa Tameer-e-Millat University, Islamabad
Muhammad Noumann Arif
Margalla College of Pharmacy, Margalla Institute of Health Sciences, Rawalpindi, Pakistan
Iqra Saleem Naz Babari
Department of Pharmacy, University of Poonch Rawalakot Azad Kashmir
Maysoon Raed Bassam Alnajdawi
Discipline of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia
Ishfaq A Bukhari
Department of Biomedical Sciences, Kentucky College of Osteopathic Medicine
University of Pikeville, Pikeville, KY, USA
Shafiq Ali Shah
Faculty of Pharmacy Superior University Raiwind Road Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
Izharullah
Department of Pharmacy, University of Poonch Rawalakot Azad Kashmir
Tayyaba Ghazanfar
Akson College of Pharmacy Mirpur AJK , Pakistan
Asif Mehmood Hashmi
Department of Pharmacy, University of Poonch Rawalakot Azad Kashmir