Assessing the benefits and challenges of video consultations for the treatment of children with type 1 diabetes – A qualitative study among diabetes professionals
| Autor: | Fabian-Simon Frielitz, Jana Dördelmann, Karin Lange, Alexander Katalinic, Olaf Hiort, Stella Lemke, Simone von Sengbusch |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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0301 basic medicine
Research design Telemedicine medicine.medical_specialty Attitude of Health Personnel Endocrinology Diabetes and Metabolism MEDLINE Psychological intervention Nurses 030209 endocrinology & metabolism 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Endocrinology Ambulatory care Health care Internal Medicine Humans Medicine Pediatricians Child Referral and Consultation Qualitative Research business.industry Blood Glucose Self-Monitoring Professional-Patient Relations General Medicine Guideline Diabetes Mellitus Type 1 Endocrinologists 030104 developmental biology Family medicine business Qualitative research |
| Zdroj: | Experimental and Clinical Endocrinology & Diabetes. 129:831-836 |
| ISSN: | 1439-3646 0947-7349 |
| DOI: | 10.1055/a-1149-8814 |
| Popis: | Background Video consultations are promoted as a tool to effectively supplement paediatric diabetes outpatient care. However, knowledge about attitudes of diabetes professionals towards this new technology is lagging behind. Diabetologists and diabetes nurses participating in a controlled study (the VIDIKI study) with monthly video consultations for children with type 1 diabetes were interviewed about their experience with this type of communication. Research Design and Methods Guideline-based qualitative interviews with 9 telemedicine experts (7 paediatric diabetologists and 2 diabetes nurses) and 7 paediatric diabetologists who agreed to the telemedical co-treatment of their patients were analysed using qualitative content analysis, in particular inductive category formation. Results Diabetes experts reported generally positive attitudes towards video consultations. They identified a number of unique benefits of telemedical interventions, including higher frequency of contacts, greater sense of patient´s safety, ability to interact with patients in their own homes, more timely and accurate medical monitoring, and improved data management. Additionally, it was important to the experts to maintain regular face-to-face consultations and to ensure close communication between telemedicine and outpatient clinical experts. Conclusions Prerequisites for successful video consultations include a comprehensive initial technical training and an agreement on treatment responsibilities of all health care professionals involved in the patient’s care. Under these conditions, the experts reported significant advantages of video consultation in the treatment of children with type 1 diabetes. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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