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Patient Communication and Consultation Experience with Telemedicine in Patients with Movement Dısorders in COVID-19 Pandemic: Its Usability, Benefits and Problems

COVID-19 Pandemisinde Hareket Bozuklukları Hastalarında Tele-tıp ile Hasta İletişimi ve Danışmanlık Deneyimi: Kullanılabilirliği, Kazandırdıkları ve Sorunları

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9–14
Publication Date
2022-11-06
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Developing telemedical applications is necessary in terms of their legal aspects and implementation in the world, especially in our country

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Objective & Hypothesis:Objective: Access to health centers was restricted during the coronavirus disease-2019 pandemic, which hit our country in March 2020.
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Key Findings & Data:Ensuring the medical control of patients who were followed up in the neurology outpatient clinic with the tele-medicine method was an important step to decrease the viral load of patients and physicians.
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Conclusion & Impact:Developing telemedical applications is necessary in terms of their legal aspects and implementation in the world, especially in our country
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Objective: Access to health centers was restricted during the coronavirus disease-2019 pandemic, which hit our country in March 2020. Ensuring the medical control of patients who were followed up in the neurology outpatient clinic with the tele-medicine method was an important step to decrease the viral load of patients and physicians. This study aimed to share our tele-medicine experience with patients with movement disorders. Materials and Methods: The data of 71 patients with movement disorder who communicated with our unit between March 11, 2020 and June 20, 2020 were retrospectively analyzed. Results: A total of 117 verbal and written interviews with 71 patients were mostly conducted via WhatsApp®. The evaluation of reasons for physician consultation revealed that patients most frequently communicated for worsening rigidity and prescription-drug requests. Of these interviews, 25 (21.4%) resulted in setting patient appointments for a physical examination. The tele-medicine service in 92 (78.6%) interviews solved the problem without physical contact with patients. Conclusion: Movement disorder evaluations are suitable through teleconference. Therefore, our teleneurology application, which we actively use, is effective in reducing the risk of viral transmission to both patients and healthcare workers during the pandemic. Developing telemedical applications is necessary in terms of their legal aspects and implementation in the world, especially in our country

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Amaç: Mart 2020 itibari ile ülkemizi de etkisi altına almış olan koronavirüs hastalığı-2019 pandemisi sırasında, sağlık merkezlerine erişim kısıtlanmışken, nöroloji polikliniğinde hareket bozuklukları nedeniyle takipli olan hastaların tele-tıp yöntemi ile tıbbi kontrollerinin sağlanabilmesi, hastalar ve hekimlerin viral yükünü azaltmak adına önemli bir adımdır. Makalemizde, hareket bozuklukları hastalarımızla olan tele-tıp aracılı danışmanlık deneyimimizi paylaşmayı amaçladık. Gereç ve Yöntem: Çalışmada, 11 Mart-20 Haziran 2020 tarihleri arasında ünitemiz ile iletişim kuran 71 hareket bozukluğu hastasının verileri retrospektif olarak incelenmiştir. Bulgular: Yetmiş bir hasta ile yapılan, çoğunluğu WhatsApp® üzerinden gerçekleştirilen toplam 117 yazılı ve sözlü görüşmede, hastaların hekime danışma nedenleri ayrıntılı incelendiğinde; hastaların en sık kötüleşme-katılık ve reçete-rapor istemi ile iletişim kurdukları görüldü. Bu görüşmelerin 25’i (%21,4) hastalara fiziki muayene için randevu verilmesi ile sonuçlanmıştır. Tele-tıp hizmeti ile 92 (%78,6) görüşmede hasta ile fiziki temas kurmadan sorun çözülebilmiştir. Sonuç: Hareket bozuklukları telekonferans aracılığı ile değerlendirmeye oldukça uygundur. Bunu da göz önünde bulundurarak aktif olarak kullandığımız telenöroloji uygulamamızın, pandemi sürecinde hem hastalar hem de sağlık çalışanlarının bulaş riskinin azaltılması açısından yararlı olduğunu düşünmekteyiz. Teletıp uygulamaların dünyada ve ülkemizde yasal yönleri ve kullanımının yaygınlaştırılması açısından geliştirilmesine ihtiyaç vardır.

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Çelik, N. D., Özkan, S., Kumcu, M. K., Aydemir, S. T. (2022). Patient Communication and Consultation Experience with Telemedicine in Patients with Movement Dısorders in COVID-19 Pandemic: Its Usability, Benefits and Problems. Türk Nöroloji Dergisi, Cilt: 27 - Sayı: Özel Sayı 1, 9–14. https://ajindex.com/articles/636575

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