Interest in Telehealth Among Patients With Chronic Retinal Conditions
| العنوان: | Interest in Telehealth Among Patients With Chronic Retinal Conditions |
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| المؤلفون: | George A. Williams, Jeremy D. Wolfe, Meghan M. Brown, Mariam Aoun, Antonio Capone, Kimberly A. Drenser, Naveen Karthik, Ryan A Shields |
| المصدر: | J Vitreoretin Dis |
| بيانات النشر: | SAGE Publications, 2021. |
| سنة النشر: | 2021 |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: | Retina, 020205 medical informatics, business.industry, education, Retinal, 02 engineering and technology, Telehealth, Patient preference, 03 medical and health sciences, chemistry.chemical_compound, 0302 clinical medicine, medicine.anatomical_structure, chemistry, 030221 ophthalmology & optometry, 0202 electrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineering, Optometry, Medicine, Original Manuscripts, business, health care economics and organizations |
| الوصف: | Purpose: This work investigated interest in telehealth services for patients with chronic retinal conditions. Methods: A single-center, multi-office study was conducted of patients with chronic retinal conditions who were seen by 1 of 4 physicians during June 2020. Patients whose next appointment was 6 months or later were telephoned. Patients completed a phone interest survey about their interest in a hybrid telehealth evaluation instead of a complete office evaluation with their provider. Results: Of 2136 patients reviewed, 453 met eligibility to participate in the survey. A total of 159 patients (35.1%) participated, of whom 91 (57.2%) indicated an interest in telehealth at their next follow-up visit. Of the 68 (42.8%) patients without a current interest in telehealth, 13 (19.1%) expressed interest in pursuing telehealth in the future. Age ( P = .19), sex ( P = .22), race ( P = .79), office location ( P = .19), number of prior visits ( P = .58), and median household income by patient’s zip code ( P = .14) were not predictors of telehealth interest. Among diagnoses, dry age-related macular degeneration was associated ( P = .04) with increased interest in telehealth. An increased number of ocular diagnoses were also found to predict a decreased ( P = .04) interest in telehealth. multivariable analysis revealed healthcare provider as the only significant predictor for interest in telehealth ( P = .03). Conclusions: Most patients with chronic retinal conditions may be interested in incorporating telehealth into routine care. Considerations should be made to evaluate interest in telehealth to guide patients to clinical experiences that best suit their needs. |
| تدمد: | 2474-1272 2474-1264 |
| URL الوصول: | https://explore.openaire.eu/search/publication?articleId=doi_dedup___::a416bcce14bcf4c003269d4330df7830 https://doi.org/10.1177/24741264211003427 |
| حقوق: | OPEN |
| رقم الأكسشن: | edsair.doi.dedup.....a416bcce14bcf4c003269d4330df7830 |
| قاعدة البيانات: | OpenAIRE |
| تدمد: | 24741272 24741264 |
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