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Item Restricted Assess Perspective and Knowledge of Healthcare Providers Towards Telehealth in Saudi Arabia: A Systematic Review(Saudi Digital Library, 2023-11-28) Mulayhi, Badriah Mousa; George, JominBackground and Objective: Telehealth has become a well-known tool for the delivery of health care in Saudi Arabia, and the perspective and knowledge of healthcare providers are influential in the implementation, adoption and advancement of the method. This systematic review was conducted to examine the current literature base regarding telehealth and the related healthcare professional perspective and knowledge in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Materials and Methods: This systematic review was conducted by searching seven databases, including MEDLINE, CINHAL, Web of Science, Scopus, PubMed, PsycINFO and ProQuest Central. Inclusion criteria designated studies that were published in the English language from 2000 to 2023 in Saudi Arabia, full-text available and assessed the perspective or knowledge of healthcare providers towards telehealth. This systematic review was guided by Boland's guidance. All related studies were individually assessed by the researcher using the AXIS tool, which assesses the quality of cross-sectional studies in a systematic review. Data were extracted into a table, and a narrative synthesis was carried out to summarise and report the findings. Results: Ten studies met the inclusion criteria out of the 1840 search results. Positive perspective and low levels of knowledge among providers were observed across the studies. Frequent reasons for a positive attitude toward telehealth among healthcare providers were improving healthcare quality, access and delivery, saving time and money and its effective use. In addition, age, gender, profession and work experience were identified as factors associated with health professionals' knowledge level. The major challenges facing healthcare providers in practicing telehealth in Saudi Arabia are insufficient expert support, patient privacy, internet connection issues, lack of training courses, lack of knowledge of telehealth usage and high cost. Conclusions: This systematic review highlighted the existing perception and knowledge of health care providers towards telehealth. As a compilation of the varied personal attitude and knowledge of concerned professionals, it will assist in the better implementation of telehealth in Saudi Arabia, improve its advancement as a health care delivery option and reduced common challenges to its use.21 0Item Restricted Perspectives of the health care providers in the King Fahd Specialised Hospital (KFSH) about the key predictors of their motivation(Saudi Digital Library, 2023-11-29) Alamri, Heba Aqeel; Doloriert, ClairRecently, policymakers at the King Fahd Specialised Hospital (KFSH) were interested in increasing the motivation of health care providers, as motivated health care providers are more likely to put increased effort, and time into their work. However, no studies examined the key variables that influence the motivation of healthcare providers in the KFSH. Hence, this study aims to examine the predictors of the motivation of the healthcare providers in the KFSH. This study used a mixed-methods design with both self-reported questionnaires and qualitative, semi-structured interviews. 80 healthcare providers working in the KFSH, including 47 nurses and 32 doctors, were recruited in this study using convenience sampling. The key predictors of the motivation of health care providers were strong social relationships with my colleagues (Ranking 1), Autonomy and independence (Ranking 2), A strong relationship with my leaders (Ranking 3), Religious motive (Ranking 4), Altruism (Ranking 5), The availability of fun opportunities at the workplace (Ranking 6), Recognition of my efforts (Ranking 7), Respect (Ranking 8). There was a positive association between age and years of experience and the need for respect and Recognition. There was a lack of significant differences between nurses and doctors, as well as between males and females. However, the impact of the religious motives on males was higher compared to females. Good working conditions and working environments were also strong predictors of motivation. Policymakers are recommended to provide training sessions to health care providers as well as their leaders working in the KFSH on on how to build strong social relationships. Further, the autonomy and independence of health care providers should be respected and they should be involved in decision making. 5 Keywords: motivation, health care providers, the King Fahd Specialised Hospital (KFSH)13 0