Factors influencing telehealth implementation in Kuwait from pediatric occupational therapists’ perspective: A qualitative study

Abstract

Telehealth is the use of telecommunications technology to connect clinicians for assessment, intervention, consultation, and monitoring with their patients or caregivers, and any other individuals involved in the patient's care (Haleem et al., 2021).

Telehealth is effective in providing children and their families with therapy services in an easy way (Önal et al., 2021)

Potential benefits of telehealth include increasing accessibility of services to patients who live in remote or underserved areas, which will prevent unnecessary delays in receiving care (Cason, 2012).

In Kuwait, there is no research exists regarding the use of telehealth to deliver occupational therapy services.