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ArticleBulletin of science, technology & society2022

The Patient Perspective of Telemedicine in the Context of COVID-19 Pandemic.

G Altinisik Ergur, S Nuhoglu, C Cobanoglu, M Sengul, N Eryildiz, A Ergur

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Article in Bulletin of science, technology & society, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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8citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
2.6field-weighted citation impact, top 11% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

8 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 14 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

G Altinisik ErgurFaculty of Medicine Pulmonology Department, Pamukkale University, Denizli, Turkey.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6869-1301
S NuhogluCenter for Sociological Research, Galatasaray University, Istanbul, Turkey.
C CobanogluCenter for Sociological Research, Galatasaray University, Istanbul, Turkey.
M SengulCenter for Sociological Research, Galatasaray University, Istanbul, Turkey.
N EryildizCenter for Sociological Research, Galatasaray University, Istanbul, Turkey.
A ErgurSociology Department, Galatasaray University, Istanbul, Turkey.
Galatasaray University · TRPamukkale University · TR

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

COVID-19 Pandemic might be considered as a catalyst for transformation in healthcare experience via the use of video consultation as a method for telemedicine. The aim of our qualitative study is to understand the patient perception of video consultations in telemedicine, which has been used by a single pulmonologist in only one university hospital in Turkey since the first three months of the pandemic. Research findings are essential when it comes to a more effective and widespread future use of telemedicine, as it focuses on patient experience about a medical technology that is newly introduced. Totally 30 patients were randomly chosen and interviewed who get healthcare support via telemedicine. A semi-structured questionnaire was used to learn the experiences and opinions of the interviewees. The expressions of the patients highlight some advantages of using telemedicine such as being free from risk of contagion caused by exposure in the hospital, being able to save time and money while reaching to the physician online whenever needed, and success in technical details even though they were experiencing it for the first time. A very few of the patients are feeling discomfort to be in front of the screen. Almost all patients are applicants to suggest to other individuals the system they used, in conditions to be appropriate, and continuity after the pandemic period. Since the pandemic has propagated from one patient, the worldwide implementation of telemedicine might be catalyzed by following in the footsteps of the sporadic examples of decisiveness nourished from patient experiences.

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medical sociologypatient perspectivepulmonary medicinetelemedicinevideo consultation

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PMID38603115
PMCPMC9008468
OpenAlexW4223588421

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