Developing and validating the French-Canadian version of the practitioner and organizational telehealth readiness assessment tools

Only one telehealth readiness assessment tool, that of Jennett et al., covers all types of telehealth projects, regardless of health-care provision context. However, this instrument is only available in English and has not undergone psychometric evaluation. We developed a French-Canadian version of...

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Published in:Journal of telemedicine and telecare 2010-04, Vol.16 (3), p.140-146
Main Authors: Légaré, Émilie, Vincent, Claude, Lehoux, Pascale, Anderson, Donna, Kairy, Dahlia, Gagnon, Marie-Pierre, Jennett, Penny
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Attitude of Health Personnel
Attitude to Computers
Canada
Cross-Cultural Comparison
Female
Humans
Language
Male
Middle Aged
Organizational Innovation
Psychometrics
Surveys and Questionnaires
Telemedicine
Telemedicine - organization & administration
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Summary:Only one telehealth readiness assessment tool, that of Jennett et al., covers all types of telehealth projects, regardless of health-care provision context. However, this instrument is only available in English and has not undergone psychometric evaluation. We developed a French-Canadian version of the Practitioner Telehealth Readiness Assessment Tool and the Organizational Telehealth Readiness Assessment Tool. Transcultural validity was assessed by nine practitioners and 12 clinical project co-ordinators or administrators. For practitioners and managers, there was no significant difference between the scores of the English and the French versions of the questionnaires. The results showed that the telehealth readiness of co-ordinators or administrators was greater than that of practitioners when the range in scores was taken into account. The French-Canadian versions of the two questionnaires make it possible to assess telehealth readiness among French speakers. However, other studies involving patients will be necessary to validate the Patient-Public Telehealth Readiness Assessment Tool.
ISSN:1357-633X
1758-1109
DOI:10.1258/jtt.2009.090514