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What do asthmatic patients think about telemedicine visits?

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dc.contributor.authorSousa, C.S.
dc.contributor.authorTrigueiro-Barbosa, Mário
dc.contributor.authorAguiar, R.
dc.contributor.authorBenito-Garcia, Filipe
dc.contributor.authorMorais-Almeida, Mario
dc.date.accessioned2021-05-28T12:18:44Z
dc.date.available2021-05-28T12:18:44Z
dc.date.issued2021-11
dc.description.abstractIntroduction. Due to the Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak and the national emergency state, virtual visits were implemented as an alternative to in-person visits. With this study we aimed to establish asthma patients' general satisfaction with the quality of health care provided by virtual visits (phone or video calls). Materials and methods. A questionnaire (9 questions) was published on the Facebook page of the Portuguese Association of Asthmatics. It was available online for general self-reported asthmatic patients to answer during one month, starting on 11st May 2020. The survey only allowed one answer per registered user. Results. Fifty-five responses were obtained. Patients were satisfied with communication with providers (> 88%); nevertheless, one-half evaluated the virtual visit as inferior when compared to in-person visits. About one third attributed a classification of 6 or less (0-10 scale, 0 being the worst and 10 the best consultation possible), but still most of the patients would either recommend it or use this kind of medical visits in the future, even outside the actual pandemic context. Patients also referred some important limitations, as lack of physical examination and the fact that the medical visit was more impersonal. Only 27% had technical issues accessing virtual visits. Positive aspects were also named, such as virtual visits being practical and avoiding the need to move to the hospital. Discussion and conclusions. Our survey revealed that small changes could further increase patients' satisfaction, adherence and confidence in telemedicine. Although presenting some limitations, virtual visits seem to be generally well accepted by asthmatic patients and it might be a good alternative for in-person visits, at leastin such difficult times when social distancing is recommended.pt_PT
dc.description.versioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionpt_PT
dc.identifier.citationEur Ann Allergy Clin Immunol Vol 53, N.3, 138-142, 2021pt_PT
dc.identifier.doi10.23822/EurAnnACI.1764-1489.182pt_PT
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.26/36646
dc.language.isoengpt_PT
dc.publisherAssociazione Allergologi Immunologi Italiani Territoriali e Ospedalieri - AAIITO.pt_PT
dc.subjectAsthmapt_PT
dc.subjectCOVID-19pt_PT
dc.subjectFemalept_PT
dc.subjectHumanspt_PT
dc.subjectMalept_PT
dc.subjectMiddle Agedpt_PT
dc.subjectPandemicspt_PT
dc.subjectPatient Satisfactionpt_PT
dc.subjectPortugalpt_PT
dc.subjectSurveys and Questionnairespt_PT
dc.subjectTelemedicinept_PT
dc.subjectMadeira Islandpt_PT
dc.subjectRegião Autónoma da Madeirapt_PT
dc.titleWhat do asthmatic patients think about telemedicine visits?pt_PT
dc.typejournal article
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oaire.citation.endPage142pt_PT
oaire.citation.issue03pt_PT
oaire.citation.startPage138pt_PT
oaire.citation.titleEuropean Annals of Allergy and Clinical Immunologypt_PT
oaire.citation.volume53pt_PT
person.familyNameMorais-Almeida
person.givenNameMario
person.identifier.orcid0000-0003-1837-2980
rcaap.rightsopenAccesspt_PT
rcaap.typearticlept_PT
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