Journal for healthcare quality : official publication of the National Association for Healthcare Quality
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Telemedicine intensivist-led intensive care (electronic intensive care unit [eICU]) is recommended when on-site intensivist-led intensive care is not available. Although the effects of eICU on patient outcomes are comparable with bedside intensivist-led care, not all implementations of eICU are successful in improving patient outcomes. Therefore, the aims of this study were to (1) examine the associations of perceived usefulness, perceived ease of use, nurses' attitudes toward eICU, and intention to use and (2) determine which participant characteristics were associated with these four dependent variables. ⋯ Support from both bedside physicians and registered nurses in the intensive care unit had the most association with acceptance of the eICU service. Gaining their support to use an eICU service is essential.