Videoconferencing for Home Care Delivery in Japan : Observational Study
©Hirotomo Miyatake, Makoto Kosaka, Satoshi Arita, Chie Tsunetoshi, Hidehisa Masunaga, Yasuhiro Kotera, Yoshitaka Nishikawa, Akihiko Ozaki, Hiroyuki Beniya. Originally published in the Journal of Medical Internet Research (https://www.jmir.org), 01.09.2021..
BACKGROUND: Telemedicine has been increasingly used in many health care fields, including home care, where patients receive medical care at home. Owing to the current COVID-19 crisis, the value of telemedicine via videoconferencing is more recognized, particularly in allowing immobile patients to continue receiving care. However, the efficacy of telemedicine in home care settings in Japan remains to be fully appraised.
OBJECTIVE: This study aims to identify the use and impact of telemedicine in a singular home care delivery setting in Japan.
METHODS: A retrospective observational study was conducted using patient and other administrative records from a home care clinic. We considered patients who were involved in videoconferencing with home care physicians and telepresenters serving patients during 2018 and 2019. We extracted sociodemographic data of the patients and details of the videoconferencing and descriptively illustrated some specific cases.
RESULTS: In a home care clinic in Japan, videoconferencing was conducted in 17 cases (involving 14 patients) over a 2-year period. Of all the cases, 12% (2/17) required emergency transfers and were hospitalized. A total of 88% (15/17) of cases remained; 71% (12/17) of cases were found to need extra medication or to go to a medical facility for consultation, whereas 18% (3/17) of cases were found not to be in need of urgent attention and were asked to rest. Problematic symptoms subsequently improved in 82% (14/17) of cases, and only 6% (1/17) of cases were later hospitalized.
CONCLUSIONS: Telemedicine was deemed effective for assessing patients' conditions in the home care setting in situations where home visits by a physician cannot be carried out. Our findings indicate that consultations via videoconferencing are safe and effective, suggesting more active use of videoconferencing in other clinical contexts.
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Journal of medical Internet research - 23(2021), 9 vom: 01. Sept., Seite e23539 |
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Miyatake, Hirotomo [VerfasserIn] |
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Date Completed 29.09.2021 Date Revised 29.09.2021 published: Electronic Citation Status MEDLINE |
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| 520 | |a BACKGROUND: Telemedicine has been increasingly used in many health care fields, including home care, where patients receive medical care at home. Owing to the current COVID-19 crisis, the value of telemedicine via videoconferencing is more recognized, particularly in allowing immobile patients to continue receiving care. However, the efficacy of telemedicine in home care settings in Japan remains to be fully appraised | ||
| 520 | |a OBJECTIVE: This study aims to identify the use and impact of telemedicine in a singular home care delivery setting in Japan | ||
| 520 | |a METHODS: A retrospective observational study was conducted using patient and other administrative records from a home care clinic. We considered patients who were involved in videoconferencing with home care physicians and telepresenters serving patients during 2018 and 2019. We extracted sociodemographic data of the patients and details of the videoconferencing and descriptively illustrated some specific cases | ||
| 520 | |a RESULTS: In a home care clinic in Japan, videoconferencing was conducted in 17 cases (involving 14 patients) over a 2-year period. Of all the cases, 12% (2/17) required emergency transfers and were hospitalized. A total of 88% (15/17) of cases remained; 71% (12/17) of cases were found to need extra medication or to go to a medical facility for consultation, whereas 18% (3/17) of cases were found not to be in need of urgent attention and were asked to rest. Problematic symptoms subsequently improved in 82% (14/17) of cases, and only 6% (1/17) of cases were later hospitalized | ||
| 520 | |a CONCLUSIONS: Telemedicine was deemed effective for assessing patients' conditions in the home care setting in situations where home visits by a physician cannot be carried out. Our findings indicate that consultations via videoconferencing are safe and effective, suggesting more active use of videoconferencing in other clinical contexts | ||
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