%0 Journal Article
%@ 2292-9495
%I JMIR Publications
%V 10
%N 
%P e50232
%T Telehealth Satisfaction in Patients Receiving Virtual Atrial Fibrillation Care: Quantitative Exploratory Study
%A Rush,Kathy L
%A Burton,Lindsay
%A Seaton,Cherisse L
%A Loewen,Peter
%A O'Connor,Brian P
%A Moroz,Lana
%A Corman,Kendra
%A Smith,Mindy A
%A Andrade,Jason G
%+ School of Nursing, University of British Columbia, Okanagan, 1147 Research Road, Kelowna, BC, Canada, 1 250 807 9561, kathy.rush@ubc.ca
%K atrial fibrillation
%K telehealth
%K telehealth satisfaction
%K self-efficacy
%K attitudes toward technology
%K attitude
%K attitudes
%K satisfaction
%K telemedicine
%K cardiology
%K heart
%K adoption
%K eHealth
%K perception
%K perceptions
%D 2023
%7 14.9.2023
%9 Original Paper
%J JMIR Hum Factors
%G English
%X Background: Telehealth can optimize access to specialty care for patients with atrial fibrillation (AF). Virtual AF care, however, may not fit with the complex needs of patients with AF. Objective: This study aims to explore the correlation among attitudes toward health care technologies, self-efficacy, and telehealth satisfaction as part of the future planning of virtual AF clinic care. Methods: Patients with AF older than 18 years from an urban-based, highly specialized AF clinic who had an upcoming telehealth visit were invited to participate in a web-based survey. The survey asked about demographic characteristics; use of technology; general, computer, and health care technology self-efficacy (HTSE) and health care technology attitudes, using a validated 30-item tool; and telehealth satisfaction questionnaire using a validated 14-item questionnaire. Data were analyzed with descriptive statistics, correlational analyses, and linear regression modeling. Results: Participants (n=195 of 579 invited, for a 34% response rate) were primarily older, male, and White, had postsecondary schooling or more, and had high self-reported overall and mental health ratings. A variety of technologies were used in their daily lives and for health care, with the majority of technologies comprising desktop and laptop computers, smartphones, and tablets. Self-efficacy and telehealth satisfaction questionnaire scores were high overall, with male participants having higher general self-efficacy, computer self-efficacy, HTSE, and technology attitude scores. After controlling for age and sex, only HTSE was significantly related to individuals’ attitudes toward health care technology. Both general self-efficacy and attitude toward health care technology were positively related to telehealth satisfaction. Conclusions: Consistent with a previous study, only HTSE significantly influenced attitudes toward health care technology. This finding confirms that, in this regard, self-efficacy is not a general perception but is domain specific. Considering participants’ predominant use of the telephone for virtual care, it follows that general self-efficacy and attitude toward health care technology were significant contributors to telehealth satisfaction. Given our patients’ frequent use of technology and high computer self-efficacy and HTSE scores, the use of video for telehealth appointments could be supported. 
%M 37707881
%R 10.2196/50232
%U https://humanfactors.jmir.org/2023/1/e50232
%U https://doi.org/10.2196/50232
%U http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37707881