Patients'/Caregivers' Perspectives on Telemedicine Service for Advanced Cancer Patients during the COVID-19 Pandemic: An Exploratory Survey.
Patients'/Caregivers' Perspectives on Telemedicine Service for Advanced Cancer Patients during the COVID-19 Pandemic: An Exploratory Survey.
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患者/护理人员在COVID-19大流行期间针对晚期癌症患者的远程医疗服务的观点：一项探索性调查。
DOI：
10.4103/ijpc.ijpc_145_20
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发表时间：
2020-06
影响因子：
1.1
通讯作者：
Sarkar S
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作者：
Atreya S;Kumar G;Samal J;Bhattacharya M;Banerjee S;Mallick P;Chakraborty D;Gupta S;Sarkar S
2019年新型冠状病毒病（COVID - 19）已经破坏了人类的和平和流动性。对人口的限制和疫情的上升打乱了对非covid -19患者的常规护理。远程保健是一个不断发展的领域，它在姑息治疗中的应用被视为在这一困难危机中为人口服务的一种解决办法。一项探索性调查旨在评估2019冠状病毒病大流行期间以医院为基础的姑息治疗实践的变化，以及患者/护理人员对印度东部一家三级癌症医院为姑息治疗患者提供远程医疗服务的看法。通过远程会诊，门诊人数大幅减少了51%。虽然急诊次数没有变化，但住院人数减少了44%。近82%的患者/护理人员对该部门提供的远程医疗护理给予了积极的反馈，并提到该服务为他们提供了支持和联系。近64%的患者和护理人员报告说，这项服务有助于减轻恐惧，并让他们放心，有人会支持他们。高达76%的参与者认为他们更愿意在未来进行远程咨询，如果将来收费，他们愿意为远程咨询付费。远程医疗是社区中护理姑息治疗患者的一项重要工具和基本服务，特别是当患者和卫生保健专业人员因大流行或自然灾害而分离时。
Novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID 19) has usurped human peace and mobility. The confinement of the population and the rising epidemic has disrupted the routine care for non-COVID-19 patients. Telehealth is a growing field, and its application in palliative care is seen as a solution to serve the population in this difficult crisis. A exploratory survey was designed to assess the changes in the hospital-based practice of palliative care in the COVID-19 pandemic and patient/caregiver's perception about the provision of telehealth services to palliative care patients of a tertiary care cancer hospital of eastern India. There was a dramatic reduction in the outpatient clinic footfalls by 51% with teleconsultation. Although there was no change in the number of emergency visits, the inpatient admissions reduced by 44%. Nearly 82% of patient/caregivers gave a positive feedback about telemedicine care provided by the department and mentioned that the service provided them with support and connectedness. Almost 64% of the patients and caregivers reported that the service helped allay the fear and reassured them that there was a someone to support them. As high as 76% of the participants felt that they would prefer teleconsultation in future and were ready to pay for teleconsultations if charges were to be applied in the future. Telemedicine is an important tool and an essential service to care for palliative care patients in the community especially when the patient and health-care professionals are separated by a pandemic or natural disaster.