ArticleWorld neurosurgery2021
Patient Satisfaction with Neurosurgery Telemedicine Visits During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pandemic: A Prospective Cohort Study.
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- The development of evaluation scale of the patient satisfaction with telemedicine: a systematic review.BMC medical informatics and decision making · 2024Pooled it
- Patient Satisfaction with Telemedicine during the COVID-19 Pandemic-A Systematic Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Pooled it
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- Telemedicine in Neurosurgical Trauma during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Single-Center Experience.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- Telemedicine during and post-COVID 19: The insights of neurosurgery patients and physicians.Journal of clinical neuroscience : official journal of the Neurosurgical Society of Australasia · 2022Article
- The Financial Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Neurosurgery Practice in Spring 2020.World neurosurgery · 2021Article
- A Cross-Sectional Survey Exploring the Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Cancer Care of Adolescents and Young Adults.Current oncology (Toronto, Ont.) · 2021Article
- The Determinants of Telehealth Provision: Empirical Evidence from OECD Countries.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- Opportunities and Challenges of Telehealth in Disease Management during COVID-19 Pandemic: A Scoping Review.Applied clinical informatics · 2021Article
- The Research on Patient Satisfaction with Remote Healthcare Prior to and during the COVID-19 Pandemic.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Review
- Telemedicine use by neurosurgeons due to the COVID-19 related lockdown.Brain & spine · 2021Article
- Inequitable access to neurosurgical care in the United States.Frontiers in neurologyReview
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Abstract
backgroundTelemedicine refers to various modalities for remote care, including telephone calls, imaging review, and real-time video teleconferencing visits. Although it has not been widely used in outpatient neurosurgery settings, the COVID-19 (coronavirus disease 2019) pandemic has necessitated a broader adoption. Our goal is to show the level of patient satisfaction with their telemedicine care.
methodsWe prospectively studied consecutive telemedicine patients who scheduled outpatient neurosurgery visits from May 15 to June 8, 2020. Patients were seen by the surgeon via real-time video conferencing using Google Meet, and then completed a telemedicine satisfaction survey. Our primary outcome was telemedicine satisfaction scores. We compared satisfaction scores between new and established patients and between patients within and outside of a 15-mile radius of the nearest clinic location. Sensitivity analyses were performed to account for the nonrespondents. Descriptive and univariate analyses were performed. A P value of <0.05 was considered significant.
resultsFive-hundred and ninety patients completed a telemedicine visit during the study period. One patient from out of state was excluded. Three-hundred and ten patients (52.6%) responded. The average age was 60.9 ± 13.60 years; 59% were female, 20.6% were new patients; the average distance to the clinic was 28.03 ± 36.09 km (17.42 ± 22.43 miles). The mean overall satisfaction score was 6.32 ± 1.27. Subgroup analyses by new/established patient status and distance from their home to the clinic showed no significant difference in mean satisfaction scores between groups.
conclusionsTelemedicine provided a viable and satisfactory option for neurosurgical patients in the outpatient setting during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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