Patient Perspectives on Telemedicine During the COVID-19 Pandemic
BACKGROUND: Patients received care over telemedicine during the COVID-19 pandemic, and their perspective is useful for hand surgeons.
METHODS: Online surveys were sent October-November 2020 to 497 patients who received telemedicine care. Questions were free-response and multi-item Likert scales asking about telehealth in general, limitations, benefits, comparisons to in-person visits, and opinions on future use.
RESULTS: The response rate was 26% (n = 130). Prior to the pandemic, 55% had not used telemedicine for hand surgery consultation. Patients liked their telemedicine visit and felt their provider spent enough time with them (means = 9/10). In all, 48% would have preferred in-person visits despite the pandemic, and 69% would prefer in-person visits once the pandemic concludes. While 43% had no concerns with telemedicine, 36% had difficulties explaining their symptoms. Telemedicine was easy to access and navigate (M = 9/10). However, 23% saw telemedicine of limited value due to the need for an in-person visit soon afterward. Of these patients, 46% needed an in-person visit due to inadequate physical examination. Factors that make telemedicine more favorable to patients included convenience, lack of travel, scheduling ease, and time saved. Factors making telemedicine less favorable included need for in-person examination or procedure, pain assessment, and poor connectivity. There was no specific appointment time the cohort preferred. Patient recommendations to improve telemedicine included decreasing wait times and showing patient queue, wait time, or physician status online.
CONCLUSIONS: Telemedicine was strongly liked by patients during the COVID-19 pandemic. However, nearly 70% of patients still preferred in-person visits for the future.
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2023 |
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2023 |
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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:18 |
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Hand (New York, N.Y.) - 18(2023), 3 vom: 13. Mai, Seite 522-526 |
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Englisch |
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Ahmad, Farhan [VerfasserIn] |
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COVID-19 |
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Date Completed 01.05.2023 Date Revised 04.05.2023 published: Print-Electronic Citation Status MEDLINE |
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10.1177/15589447211030692 |
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| 520 | |a BACKGROUND: Patients received care over telemedicine during the COVID-19 pandemic, and their perspective is useful for hand surgeons | ||
| 520 | |a METHODS: Online surveys were sent October-November 2020 to 497 patients who received telemedicine care. Questions were free-response and multi-item Likert scales asking about telehealth in general, limitations, benefits, comparisons to in-person visits, and opinions on future use | ||
| 520 | |a RESULTS: The response rate was 26% (n = 130). Prior to the pandemic, 55% had not used telemedicine for hand surgery consultation. Patients liked their telemedicine visit and felt their provider spent enough time with them (means = 9/10). In all, 48% would have preferred in-person visits despite the pandemic, and 69% would prefer in-person visits once the pandemic concludes. While 43% had no concerns with telemedicine, 36% had difficulties explaining their symptoms. Telemedicine was easy to access and navigate (M = 9/10). However, 23% saw telemedicine of limited value due to the need for an in-person visit soon afterward. Of these patients, 46% needed an in-person visit due to inadequate physical examination. Factors that make telemedicine more favorable to patients included convenience, lack of travel, scheduling ease, and time saved. Factors making telemedicine less favorable included need for in-person examination or procedure, pain assessment, and poor connectivity. There was no specific appointment time the cohort preferred. Patient recommendations to improve telemedicine included decreasing wait times and showing patient queue, wait time, or physician status online | ||
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