Patient and Physician Assessments of Clinical Status: A Mixed-methods Study of Interstitial Lung Disease.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The SARS-CoV-2 pandemic necessitated novel health care delivery for patients with interstitial lung disease (ILD), including reduced in-person appointments and physiologic testing to minimize transmission. Clinicians often have been required to rely on patients' subjective assessments of their clinical status during phone follow-up appointments. It is unknown how accurate a patient's self-assessment is compared with that of their physician during an in-person evaluation.

Research question

Are patients' self-assessments of their clinical status in agreement with their physicians' assessments, and are telemedicine vs in-person visits acceptable?

Study design and methods

Patients were enrolled prospectively from the University of Calgary ILD clinic. Participan

SUBMITTER: Grant-Orser A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10043950 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature