Trial reportEuropean journal of neurology2017
Headache patients' satisfaction with telemedicine: a 12-month follow-up randomized non-inferiority trial.
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- Telemedicine for headache follow-up: feasibility, clinical outcomes, and patient-reported experience from a prospective study.Frontiers in neurology · 2025Article
- Telehealth satisfaction among patients with chronic diseases: a cross-sectional analysis.PeerJ · 2025Article
- Influence of next-generation artificial intelligence on headache research, diagnosis and treatment: the junior editorial board members' vision - part 1.The journal of headache and pain · 2024Review
- Provider Impressions of Inpatient Teleneurology Consultation.Neurology. Clinical practice · 2024Article
- Patient acceptance of teleneurology across neurologic conditions.Journal of neurology · 2024Article
- Integration of Telemedicine Consultation Into a Tertiary Radiation Oncology Department: Predictors of Use, Treatment Yield, and Effects on Patient Population.JCO clinical cancer informatics · 2024Article
- Telemedicine in nutritional management of children with severe neurological impairment: implication for quality of life.Frontiers in nutrition · 2024Review
- Telemedicine in Headache Medicine: A Narrative Review.Current pain and headache reports · 2023Review
- Telemedicine in Neuro-Oncology-An Evaluation of Remote Consultations during the COVID-19 Pandemic.Cancers · 2023Article
- Patient satisfaction with televisit in chronic neurologic disorders during Covid-19 pandemic.Acta neurologica Belgica · 2023Article
- Telemedicine efficacy and satisfaction of patients and headache specialists in migraine management.Frontiers in molecular neuroscience · 2023Article
- Implementation of a Teleneurology Clinic in Zambia during the COVID-19 Pandemic.Annals of neurology · 2022Observational
- Headache teleconsultation in the era of COVID-19: Patients' evaluation and future directions.European journal of neurology · 2021Article
- Towards eHealth to support the health journey of headache patients: a scoping review.Journal of neurology · 2021Article
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- Patient experience of telemedicine for headache care during the COVID-19 pandemic: An American Migraine Foundation survey study.Headache · 2021Article
- Telemedicine in Pediatric Headache: A Review and Practical Implementation.Current neurology and neuroscience reports · 2021Review
- More room for telemedicine after COVID-19: lessons for primary care?The European journal of health economics : HEPAC : health economics in prevention and care · 2021Article
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Abstract
background and purposeWe investigated non-acute headache patients' long-term satisfaction with a telemedicine consultation and consultation preferences in northern Norway. We hypothesized that patients were not less satisfied with telemedicine than traditional consultations. We also examined the influence of gender, age and education on satisfaction.
methodsFor 2.5 years, patients were consecutively screened, recruited and randomly assigned to telemedicine or traditional visits with a consultation at a neurological outpatient department. The primary endpoint was frequency of satisfied patients at 3 and 12 months. Secondary endpoints were satisfaction with consultation, communication, information, diagnosis, advice and prescriptions, and preferred visit form at 12 months.
resultsOf 402 participants, 279 (69.4%) answered questionnaires at both 3 and 12 month, and 291 (72.4%) responded at 12 months. The long-term satisfaction of telemedicine patients was 124/145 (85.5%) compared with 118/134 (88.1%) in the traditional group (P = 0.653). The groups did not differ with respect to secondary endpoints, but females were more satisfied with telemedicine communication (P = 0.027). In the telemedicine group, 99/147 (67.3%) were indifferent to the type of consultation. Age and education did not alter the primary results.
conclusionsAt 1 year after a specialist evaluation for headache, telemedicine patients did not express less satisfaction than those with traditional consultation. Telemedicine specialist consultations may be a good alternative for headache patients in secondary care.
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