Overcoming barriers of retinal care delivery during a pandemic—attitudes and drivers for the implementation of digital health: a global expert survey
| Autor: | Dominika Pohlmann, Anat Loewenstein, Roy Schwartz, Amir Rosenblatt, Livia Faes, Irini Chatziralli, Humberto Ruiz-Garcia, Camila V Ventura, Sara Touhami, Denise Vogt, Jorge Ruiz-Medrano, Alfonso Savastano |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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0301 basic medicine
medicine.medical_specialty Telemedicine Teleophthalmology Context (language use) Care provision 03 medical and health sciences Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience 0302 clinical medicine Health care Pandemic medicine Humans Pandemics SARS-CoV-2 business.industry COVID-19 Focus group Digital health Sensory Systems Ophthalmology 030104 developmental biology Attitude Family medicine 030221 ophthalmology & optometry business Delivery of Health Care |
| Zdroj: | British Journal of Ophthalmology |
| ISSN: | 1468-2079 0007-1161 |
| Popis: | Background/AimsThe SARS-CoV-2 pandemic has imposed barriers to retinal care delivery worldwide. In this context, retinal services are exploring novel ways to ensure access to healthcare.MethodsWe conducted a worldwide survey among retinal specialists between March 31, 2020 and April 12, 2020. The expert survey was developed on the basis of focus group discussions involving retinal specialists and literature searches. It included 44 questions on alternative ways of care provision including digital health domains such as teleophthalmology, home monitoring or decentralised patient care.Results214 retinal experts participated in the survey, of which 120 (56.1%) had more than 15 years of experience in ophthalmology. Most participants were clinicians (n=158, 73.9%) practising in Western Europe (n=159, 74%). In the majority of institutions, teleophthalmology, home monitoring and decentralised patient care have not been implemented before the pandemic (n=46, 21.8.1%; n=64, 29.9%; n=38, 19.1%). During the pandemic, the use of teleophthalmology and home monitoring increased significantly (n=105, pConclusionDigital health is taking the centre stage tackling unpreceded challenges of retinal care delivery during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic and may sustainably change the way we practice ophthalmology. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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