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ArticleJournal of rural medicine : JRM2025

Telemedicine for diseases between primary care physicians on remote islands and specialists in mainland in Japan: a questionnaire survey.

Miki Yamauchi, Akihisa Nakamura, Hiroyuki Teraura, Kazuhiko Kotani

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Article in Journal of rural medicine : JRM, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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5 · Who and what money

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4 authors.

Miki YamauchiDivision of Community and Family Medicine, Center for Community Medicine, Jichi Medical University, Japan.
Akihisa NakamuraDivision of Community and Family Medicine, Center for Community Medicine, Jichi Medical University, Japan.
Hiroyuki TerauraDivision of Community and Family Medicine, Center for Community Medicine, Jichi Medical University, Japan.
Kazuhiko KotaniDivision of Community and Family Medicine, Center for Community Medicine, Jichi Medical University, Japan.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Objective: Primary care physicians on remote islands and specialists in mainland are expected to collaborate using telemedicine. This survey aimed to identify diseases for which primary care physicians on remote islands consider telemedicine necessary. Materials and Methods: A mail survey was conducted at rural public clinics on remote islands. Participants were asked to select diseases for which telemedicine with mainland specialists was necessary. Results: A total of 23 physicians participated in this survey. The most common disease category for telemedicine was psychiatric/psychosomatic diseases, followed by neurological and endocrine/nutrition/metabolic diseases. Conclusion: These data may be useful for the future development of telemedicine involving primary care physicians on remote islands and mainland specialists.

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PMID39781301
PMCPMC11704603

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