| Autor: |
Vuolio, Saija, Winblad, Ilkka, Ohinmaa, Arto, Haukipuro, Kari |
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Journal of Telemedicine & Telecare; Feb2003, Vol. 9 Issue 1, p8-11, 4p, 5 Charts |
| Abstrakt: |
We studied whether consultations via videoconferencing and traditional outpatient clinic visits differ in terms of the implementation of the patient management plan during a one-year follow-up. First-admission and follow-up orthopaedic patients were randomly allocated to an outpatient visit at the surgical department of Oulu University Hospital or to videoconferencing at a health centre in Pyhäjärvi. In a prospective one-year study, there were 145 consecutive orthopaedic patients who met the inclusion criteria: 84 referred for their first visit to a specialist and 61 of them for follow-up. There were 66 males (46%) in the study population. Over half the patients had some form of regenerative arthritis: 15% had hip arthritis, 33% knee arthritis and 4% other arthritis. There were no differences in the implementation of the management plan between the two groups. The study showed that videoconferencing is a valid alternative to outpatient clinic visits for orthopaedic specialist consultations. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
| Databáze: |
Complementary Index |
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