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Table 1 Factors that make up trust in a telemedicine portal for rehabilitation care

From: Trust in telemedicine portals for rehabilitation care: an exploratory focus group study with patients and healthcare professionals

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Factors that shape patientsā€™ trust

Factors that shape healthcare

professionalsā€™ trust

Rehabilitation center

- Reputation

- Taking responsibility for actions

- Accuracy in execution of daily tasks

- Reputation

- Taking responsibility for actions

- Competence

Healthcare professionals

- Competence

- Openness in communication

- Keeps patient data secret

Not applicable

Patients

Not applicable

- Honesty

- Skills

- Ability to estimate patient functioning via portal

Treatment

- Effectiveness

- Clarity

- Collaborative decision between healthcare professional and patient

- Effectiveness

- Clarity

- Collaborative decision between healthcare professional and patient

Technology

- Level of control

- Privacy

- Data preservation

- Usability

- Technical reliability

- Secure data storage

- Transparent policies

- Usability