Patient Perspectives in the Era of Remote Medical Visits During the Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Pandemic　― Insights From Outpatient Care of Cardiovascular Disease ―

Background: Patient perspectives in cardiovascular diseases (CVD) are significantly associated with clinical outcomes. Methods and Results: Among 100 patients who responded to a telephone survey in a university hospital setting in Tokyo during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, 20% reporte...

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Autores principales: Kitakata, Hiroki, Katsumata, Yoshinori, Kohsaka, Shun, Sekine, Otoya, Kohno, Takashi, Sano, Motoaki, Fukuda, Keiichi
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Japanese Circulation Society 2021
Materias:
Rapid Communication
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8099663/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34007945
http://dx.doi.org/10.1253/circrep.CR-21-0039
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Sumario:Background: Patient perspectives in cardiovascular diseases (CVD) are significantly associated with clinical outcomes. Methods and Results: Among 100 patients who responded to a telephone survey in a university hospital setting in Tokyo during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, 20% reported depressive symptoms and 33% were hesitant to contact medical staff in the event of CVD exacerbation. Interestingly, the frequency of depressive symptoms was maintained even after a decline in the number of newly COVID-19-infected patients. Conclusions: Our telemedicine practices revealed the magnitude of our patients’ mental health conditions and their hesitation to contact medical facilities in the event of CVD exacerbation.

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