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Effectiveness of Video-Assisted Teaching on Telemedicine Competency Among Nursing Officers for Hypertension Management in Tertiary Care Hospitals at Bangalore Karnataka
1 MR. Sreekanth A.N, 2 Dr. Rama Taneja
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ABSTRACT
- Background: Telemedicine has moved from a pandemic-era contingency to a routine service pathway for chronic disease follow-up. In India, telemedicine practice guidelines, the growth of eSanjeevani, and Bengaluru-based telenursing guidance from NIMHANS have created a strong policy environment for nurse-led virtual care. Yet many tertiary hospitals still yet problematic in learning, and nursing officers may not receive structured preparation in remote communication, home blood pressure review, documentation, escalation, and digital professionalism.
- Objective: To evaluate the effectiveness of a video-assisted teaching program on telemedicine competency among nursing officers involved in hypertension management in Victoria hospital at (tertiary care hospitals) at Bengaluru, Karnataka.
- Methods: A modeled quasi-experimental one-group pretest-posttest study was developed for manuscript planning. Sixty nursing officers with at least one year of clinical experience completed a 30-item Telemedicine Competency Questionnaire covering technical setup, clinical management, and communication/ethical documentation domains. The intervention was a 20-minute videoassisted teaching module focused on video consultation workflow, home blood pressure interpretation, medication and lifestyle counseling, privacy, consent, digital recordkeeping, and referral triggers. Descriptive statistics, paired t tests, confidence intervals, and subgroup analysis were used.
- Results: The mean total competency score increased from 13.73 (SD 4.09) at pretest to 24.72 (SD 3.11) at posttest, with a mean gain of 10.98 points (95% CI 10.43-11.53; t59=39.99; P<.001). Significant gains were observed in technical setup, clinical management, and communication/ethical documentation. Post training, 54/60 (90.0%) nursing officers were in the high or very high competency bands compared with 1/60 (1.7%) at baseline. Conclusions: The modeled results suggest that a short, well-designed video-assisted teaching package can substantially improve nursing officers’ telemedicine competency for hypertension follow-up. The article supports the integration of structured digital-care education into continuing nursing education and hospital induction programs in Victoria hospital, Bengaluru. A multicenter pragmatic trial with objective skill assessment is recommended.
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