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The Impact of Telemedicine on Parkinson’s Care during the COVID-19 Pandemic: An Italian Online Survey
Traditionally, medical care and research in Parkinson’s disease (PD) have been conducted through in-person visit. The recent Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has profoundly impacted the delivery of in-person clinical care. We conducted an online survey to investigate the impact of COVID-...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9222237/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35742116 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/healthcare10061065 |
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author | Ruggiero, Fabiana Lombi, Linda Molisso, Maria Takeko Fiore, Giorgio Zirone, Eleonora Ferrucci, Roberta Pirola, Elena Locatelli, Marco Barbieri, Sergio Mameli, Francesca |
author_facet | Ruggiero, Fabiana Lombi, Linda Molisso, Maria Takeko Fiore, Giorgio Zirone, Eleonora Ferrucci, Roberta Pirola, Elena Locatelli, Marco Barbieri, Sergio Mameli, Francesca |
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description | Traditionally, medical care and research in Parkinson’s disease (PD) have been conducted through in-person visit. The recent Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has profoundly impacted the delivery of in-person clinical care. We conducted an online survey to investigate the impact of COVID-19 on access to telehealth care, interviewing both PD patients and neurologists. Survey responses were collected from 1 March to 31 May 2021 through an anonymous, self-reported questionnaire, on the ‘Qualtrics’ platform. In total, 197 patients and 42 neurologists completed the survey. In our sample, 37.56% of PD patients and 88.10% of neurologists reported having used alternatives to in-person visits, while 13.70% of PD patients and 40.48% of neurologists used telemedicine. Data showed that respondents were generally satisfied with the use of telemedicine during the COVID-19 pandemic. The relational dimension between patient and neurologist seems to be the factor that most positively affected the telemedicine experience, contributing greatly to a more patient-centred care. Current findings suggest the need to improve the access to telehealth services for patients with PD. The technology has the potential to improve the care of frail patients, especially when availability of face-to-face visits is limited. |
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spelling | pubmed-92222372022-06-24 The Impact of Telemedicine on Parkinson’s Care during the COVID-19 Pandemic: An Italian Online Survey Ruggiero, Fabiana Lombi, Linda Molisso, Maria Takeko Fiore, Giorgio Zirone, Eleonora Ferrucci, Roberta Pirola, Elena Locatelli, Marco Barbieri, Sergio Mameli, Francesca Healthcare (Basel) Article Traditionally, medical care and research in Parkinson’s disease (PD) have been conducted through in-person visit. The recent Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has profoundly impacted the delivery of in-person clinical care. We conducted an online survey to investigate the impact of COVID-19 on access to telehealth care, interviewing both PD patients and neurologists. Survey responses were collected from 1 March to 31 May 2021 through an anonymous, self-reported questionnaire, on the ‘Qualtrics’ platform. In total, 197 patients and 42 neurologists completed the survey. In our sample, 37.56% of PD patients and 88.10% of neurologists reported having used alternatives to in-person visits, while 13.70% of PD patients and 40.48% of neurologists used telemedicine. Data showed that respondents were generally satisfied with the use of telemedicine during the COVID-19 pandemic. The relational dimension between patient and neurologist seems to be the factor that most positively affected the telemedicine experience, contributing greatly to a more patient-centred care. Current findings suggest the need to improve the access to telehealth services for patients with PD. The technology has the potential to improve the care of frail patients, especially when availability of face-to-face visits is limited. MDPI 2022-06-08 /pmc/articles/PMC9222237/ /pubmed/35742116 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/healthcare10061065 Text en © 2022 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Article Ruggiero, Fabiana Lombi, Linda Molisso, Maria Takeko Fiore, Giorgio Zirone, Eleonora Ferrucci, Roberta Pirola, Elena Locatelli, Marco Barbieri, Sergio Mameli, Francesca The Impact of Telemedicine on Parkinson’s Care during the COVID-19 Pandemic: An Italian Online Survey |
title | The Impact of Telemedicine on Parkinson’s Care during the COVID-19 Pandemic: An Italian Online Survey |
title_full | The Impact of Telemedicine on Parkinson’s Care during the COVID-19 Pandemic: An Italian Online Survey |
title_fullStr | The Impact of Telemedicine on Parkinson’s Care during the COVID-19 Pandemic: An Italian Online Survey |
title_full_unstemmed | The Impact of Telemedicine on Parkinson’s Care during the COVID-19 Pandemic: An Italian Online Survey |
title_short | The Impact of Telemedicine on Parkinson’s Care during the COVID-19 Pandemic: An Italian Online Survey |
title_sort | impact of telemedicine on parkinson’s care during the covid-19 pandemic: an italian online survey |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9222237/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35742116 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/healthcare10061065 |
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