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Individual Perception of Telehealth: Validation of a German Translation of the Telemedicine Perception Questionnaire and a Derived Short Version

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  • Patrick Altmann

    (Department of Neurology, Medical University of Vienna, Waehringer Guertel 18-20, 1090 Vienna, Austria)

  • Dominik Ivkic

    (Department of Neurology, Medical University of Vienna, Waehringer Guertel 18-20, 1090 Vienna, Austria)

  • Markus Ponleitner

    (Department of Neurology, Medical University of Vienna, Waehringer Guertel 18-20, 1090 Vienna, Austria)

  • Fritz Leutmezer

    (Department of Neurology, Medical University of Vienna, Waehringer Guertel 18-20, 1090 Vienna, Austria)

  • Ulrike Willinger

    (Department of Neurology, Medical University of Vienna, Waehringer Guertel 18-20, 1090 Vienna, Austria)

  • Michaela Schmoeger

    (Department of Neurology, Medical University of Vienna, Waehringer Guertel 18-20, 1090 Vienna, Austria)

  • Thomas Berger

    (Department of Neurology, Medical University of Vienna, Waehringer Guertel 18-20, 1090 Vienna, Austria)

  • Gabriel Bsteh

    (Department of Neurology, Medical University of Vienna, Waehringer Guertel 18-20, 1090 Vienna, Austria)

  • Henriette Löffler-Stastka

    (Department of Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy, Medical University of Vienna, 1090 Vienna, Austria)

Abstract

Telehealth is a growing domain with particular relevance for remote patient monitoring. With respect to the biopsychosocial model of health, it is important to evaluate perception and satisfaction with new methods in telehealth as part of an integrative approach. The Telemedicine Perception Questionnaire (TMPQ) is a 17-item questionnaire measuring patients’ perception of and satisfaction with telecare. We translated this survey into German and determined its validity and reliability in 32 adolescents and adults. Furthermore, we derived a short version of the TMPQ, named Patient and Physician Satisfaction with Monitoring (PPSM), which is a 5-item questionnaire that can be administered to both patients and physicians. Validity and reliability were tested in 32 patients and 32 physicians. Crohnbach’s α for the translated TMPQ was 0.76, and the German version yielded high validity (intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC) 0.995). We tested the PPSM in both patients and physicians and found acceptable values for Crohnbach’s α (0.72 and 0.78) with excellent validity (ICC 0.965). We therefore concluded from this small study that both German versions of the TMPQ and PPSM can be used to investigate the acceptance of telehealth applications.

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  • Patrick Altmann & Dominik Ivkic & Markus Ponleitner & Fritz Leutmezer & Ulrike Willinger & Michaela Schmoeger & Thomas Berger & Gabriel Bsteh & Henriette Löffler-Stastka, 2022. "Individual Perception of Telehealth: Validation of a German Translation of the Telemedicine Perception Questionnaire and a Derived Short Version," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(2), pages 1-5, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:19:y:2022:i:2:p:902-:d:724581
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