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Description and Utilization of Telewound Monitoring Services in Primary Care Patients with Acute Wounds in Singapore: A Retrospective Study

OBJECTIVE: To describe an inaugural telewound monitoring service (TMS) designed for the remote monitoring of acute wounds to empower primary care patients, and identify factors associated with the utilization of the TMS. METHODS: Retrospective data were collected from 204 patients who participated i...

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Autores principales: Zhu, Xiaoli, Ren, Barnabas Felix Soh Jia, Lim, Voon Hooi, Wan, Lili, Chen, Yan, Wang, Xiuhong, Weng, Jiayi, Goh, Ling Jia
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Publicado: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9508980/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36125454
http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/01.ASW.0000855740.66588.17
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author Zhu, Xiaoli
Ren, Barnabas Felix Soh Jia
Lim, Voon Hooi
Wan, Lili
Chen, Yan
Wang, Xiuhong
Weng, Jiayi
Goh, Ling Jia
author_facet Zhu, Xiaoli
Ren, Barnabas Felix Soh Jia
Lim, Voon Hooi
Wan, Lili
Chen, Yan
Wang, Xiuhong
Weng, Jiayi
Goh, Ling Jia
author_sort Zhu, Xiaoli
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description OBJECTIVE: To describe an inaugural telewound monitoring service (TMS) designed for the remote monitoring of acute wounds to empower primary care patients, and identify factors associated with the utilization of the TMS. METHODS: Retrospective data were collected from 204 patients who participated in the TMS between June 19, 2016 and August 31, 2017 and analyzed using both descriptive and multiple regression analysis. RESULTS: The mean patient age was 27.9 years (SD, 12.4); wound area was 7.8 cm(2) (SD, 21.2); and duration of healing was 11.7 days (SD, 6.9). A multiple regression model based on patients’ demographics and wound factors predicted which patients were likely to have more telewound sessions than face-to-face sessions. The model was statistically significant (F = 2.093 (11, 124), P = .025) with 15.7% of variance explained by the variables. An increase in age (P = .043) and increased days to healing (P = .043) were associated with a reduction in the number of telewound sessions. CONCLUSIONS: The TMS is a valuable alternative to face-to-face wound care that enables patients with acute wounds to assume the roles of both patient and carer simultaneously. Age and healing duration are predictors for utilization of this service. Prompt attention to these predictors may improve service allocation and utilization.
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spelling pubmed-95089802022-10-03 Description and Utilization of Telewound Monitoring Services in Primary Care Patients with Acute Wounds in Singapore: A Retrospective Study Zhu, Xiaoli Ren, Barnabas Felix Soh Jia Lim, Voon Hooi Wan, Lili Chen, Yan Wang, Xiuhong Weng, Jiayi Goh, Ling Jia Adv Skin Wound Care Original Investigations OBJECTIVE: To describe an inaugural telewound monitoring service (TMS) designed for the remote monitoring of acute wounds to empower primary care patients, and identify factors associated with the utilization of the TMS. METHODS: Retrospective data were collected from 204 patients who participated in the TMS between June 19, 2016 and August 31, 2017 and analyzed using both descriptive and multiple regression analysis. RESULTS: The mean patient age was 27.9 years (SD, 12.4); wound area was 7.8 cm(2) (SD, 21.2); and duration of healing was 11.7 days (SD, 6.9). A multiple regression model based on patients’ demographics and wound factors predicted which patients were likely to have more telewound sessions than face-to-face sessions. The model was statistically significant (F = 2.093 (11, 124), P = .025) with 15.7% of variance explained by the variables. An increase in age (P = .043) and increased days to healing (P = .043) were associated with a reduction in the number of telewound sessions. CONCLUSIONS: The TMS is a valuable alternative to face-to-face wound care that enables patients with acute wounds to assume the roles of both patient and carer simultaneously. Age and healing duration are predictors for utilization of this service. Prompt attention to these predictors may improve service allocation and utilization. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins 2022-10 2022-09-20 /pmc/articles/PMC9508980/ /pubmed/36125454 http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/01.ASW.0000855740.66588.17 Text en Copyright © 2022 Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. All rights reserved. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives License 4.0 (CCBY-NC-ND) (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) , where it is permissible to download and share the work provided it is properly cited. The work cannot be changed in any way or used commercially without permission from the journal.
spellingShingle Original Investigations
Zhu, Xiaoli
Ren, Barnabas Felix Soh Jia
Lim, Voon Hooi
Wan, Lili
Chen, Yan
Wang, Xiuhong
Weng, Jiayi
Goh, Ling Jia
Description and Utilization of Telewound Monitoring Services in Primary Care Patients with Acute Wounds in Singapore: A Retrospective Study
title Description and Utilization of Telewound Monitoring Services in Primary Care Patients with Acute Wounds in Singapore: A Retrospective Study
title_full Description and Utilization of Telewound Monitoring Services in Primary Care Patients with Acute Wounds in Singapore: A Retrospective Study
title_fullStr Description and Utilization of Telewound Monitoring Services in Primary Care Patients with Acute Wounds in Singapore: A Retrospective Study
title_full_unstemmed Description and Utilization of Telewound Monitoring Services in Primary Care Patients with Acute Wounds in Singapore: A Retrospective Study
title_short Description and Utilization of Telewound Monitoring Services in Primary Care Patients with Acute Wounds in Singapore: A Retrospective Study
title_sort description and utilization of telewound monitoring services in primary care patients with acute wounds in singapore: a retrospective study
topic Original Investigations
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9508980/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36125454
http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/01.ASW.0000855740.66588.17
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