A Rural Community Readiness Assessment of Prehospital Telestroke Services in the Ambulance

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Assesses community perspectives on the acceptability of ambulance-based prehospital stroke telemedicine services in rural and urban communities in O'ahu, Hawai'i. Utilizes questionnaire results of 263 adults recruited from community events, with additional data from 29 follow-up interviews. Compares rural and urban attitudes toward ambulance telestroke services, local hospitals, and Hawai'i's healthcare system, and identifies positive and negative themes affecting acceptability.

Angel Lynn E. Talana, Kyrillos B. Guirguis, J. Aaron Matthews, et al.

Hawai'i Journal of Health & Social Welfare, 83(9), 250-256

09/2024

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Access · Cardiovascular disease · Emergency medical services · Rural-urban differences · Statistics and data · Telehealth · Hawaii