| Autor: |
Gregory Metzger, Kris Jatana, Tran Bourgeois, Claire Gwilt, Patrick Walz |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Rok vydání: |
2022 |
| Předmět: |
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| Zdroj: |
World Journal of Pediatric Surgery, Vol 5, Iss 4 (2022) |
| Druh dokumentu: |
article |
| ISSN: |
2516-5410 |
| DOI: |
10.1136/wjps-2022-000440 |
| Popis: |
Objective With few studies investigating the effectiveness of telemedicine (TM) in pediatric otolaryngology (ear, nose, and throat; ENT), its role in clinical practice is unclear. The objective of this study was to investigate provider perspectives regarding utility of TM in pediatric ENT practice.Methods A survey gauging the relative merits of TM visits for common pediatric ENT chief complaints and postoperative visits was distributed to all pediatric ENT providers at a tertiary care, free-standing children’s hospital. Respondents were asked to assess the effectiveness of TM visits compared with in-person visits for completing the following tasks: history collection, physical examination, medical decision-making, and patient counseling.Results Providers rated TM visits as less useful than in-person visits for completing the most predefined tasks but did identify advantages in history taking via TM for the majority of complaints. Compared with providers with ≥10 years of experience, those with |
| Databáze: |
Directory of Open Access Journals |
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