ArticleOphthalmology and therapy2022
Telemedicine for Retinal Disease During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Survey of the Patient Perspective.
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- Telemedicine for diabetic retinopathy screening.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2026Article
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- Outcomes of ophthalmology telemedicine in a large health care system beyond initial pandemic crisis.Heliyon · 2024Article
- Telemedicine in Eye Care During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Review of Patient & Physician Perspectives.medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences · 2024Article
- The Challenges of Implementing Good Health and Well-Being During a Pandemic: A Case Study of the Behavior of Using Telemedicine Services in the Younger Generation.International journal of telemedicine and applications · 2024Article
- Teleophthalmology and retina: a review of current tools, pathways and services.International journal of retina and vitreous · 2023Review
- Examining the Role of Telemedicine in Diabetic Retinopathy.Journal of clinical medicine · 2023Review
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Abstract
introductionAmidst the COVID-19 pandemic, telemedicine has emerged as a safe and cost-effective alternative to traditional ophthalmology clinic visits. This study evaluated patient attitudes towards telemedicine at a full-service, retina-only practice to identify areas for growth in implementation.
methodsA survey was distributed to established patients at University Retina and Macula Associates following the completion of a telemedicine encounter in July 2021. On a 5-point Likert scale, patients compared telemedicine to in-person visits for six domains: ability to ease COVID-related anxiety, efficiency, patient education, quality of care, fulfillment of personal needs, and convenience. Pearson's χ
resultsAmong 103 respondents, two-thirds (68.7%) preferred in-person compared to telemedicine encounters. Overall, patients had a neutral attitude towards telemedicine [mean Likert rating (SD) = 3.11/5 ± 0.82]. Questions assessing "patient education" and "telemedicine efficiency" received the greatest proportion of positive and negative responses, respectively. Positive attitudes were more frequent among patients with prior telemedicine experience (87.5%) compared to never-users (71.8%; p = 0.046). Patients ≥ 75 years old tended to negatively assess telemedicine regarding reduction of COVID-19-related anxiety, efficiency, patient education, and physician facetime (p < 0.05 for all). A positive but non-significant trend was observed between higher education level and positive attitude towards telemedicine (p = 0.18). Telehealth never-users more often negatively rated receiving adequate facetime with the physician virtually (54.7%) compared to prior users (25.6%; p = 0.004). Younger age, prior history of telemedicine use, and higher education level were associated with increased preference for telemedicine (p < 0.05 for all).
conclusionOur findings revealed hesitance remains among patients towards adoption of telemedicine. Targeting age-, experience-, and education-related barriers will be invaluable for increasing acceptance of this healthcare delivery model.
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