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Patient and otolaryngologist perceptions of telemedicine during COVID-19 pandemic.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The rapid spread of the coronavirus disease 2019 and the implementation of quarantine in many European countries led to a swift change in health care delivery. Telemedicine was implemented in many otolaryngological departments to ensure the continuous care. The purpose of this study is to report our experience about telemedicine in 86 patients consulting virtually in our departments.

Methods

A total of 86 patients benefited from telemedicine consultation from April to Mai May 2020. Patients and physicians were invited to fulfill a satisfaction survey over the 3 days after the consultation.

Results

Patients consulted in the following fields: laryngology, voice and swallowing (N=15; 17.4%), head and neck or plastic surgery (N=34; 39.5%), rhinology (N=31; 36.1%) and otology (N=6; 7.0%). Practitioners estimated that the clinical examination would not have changed the consultation issue in 73.2% of cases. The realization of delayed clinical examination was rapidly necessary in 9.3% of cases and useless in 33.7% of cases. Five percent of patients estimated that the consultation did not bring reliable conclusion. Although the majority of patient (87.7%) would recommend telemedicine consultation to friend/family in the context of pandemic, only 44.6% would accept to replace office- consultation by telemedicine consultation outside the pandemic.

Conclusion

Telemedicine appears to be an interesting alternative approach in situation of pandemic and lock-down. Because the patient motivation to further participate to telemedicine appears to be conditioned by the context, efforts are still required to understand the patient perception, satisfaction and fears in view of future implementation outside pandemic.

SUBMITTER: Lechien JR

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7848874 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Patient and otolaryngologist perceptions of telemedicine during COVID-19 pandemic.

Lechien Jérôme R JR Radulesco Thomas T Distinguin Lea L Chekkoury-Idrissi Younes Y Circiu Marta P MP Afia Fahd El FE Michel Justin J Papon Jean-François JF Hans Stephane S

European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery 20210201 10

<h4>Background</h4>The rapid spread of the coronavirus disease 2019 and the implementation of quarantine in many European countries led to a swift change in health care delivery. Telemedicine was implemented in many otolaryngological departments to ensure the continuous care. The purpose of this study is to report our experience about telemedicine in 86 patients consulting virtually in our departments.<h4>Methods</h4>A total of 86 patients benefited from telemedicine consultation from April to M ...[more]

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