Understanding the telehealth experience of care by people with ILD during the COVID-19 pandemic: what have we learnt?

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

The COVID-19 pandemic resulted in a rapid transformation of health services. This study aimed to understand the experiences of healthcare by people with interstitial lung disease (ILD), to inform future service delivery.

Methods

Four specialist clinics in tertiary centres in Australia (Victoria:2 sites; New South Wales: 1 site; Western Australia: 1 site) recruited patients with ILD during an 8-week period from March 2021. Participants completed a COVID-specific questionnaire focused on health-related experiences during 2020.

Results

Ninety nine (65% of 153) participants completed the questionnaire. 47% had idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis or connective tissue disease-associated ILD, 62% were female and the average age was 66 years. Whilst 56% rated their ove

SUBMITTER: Tikellis G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10078026 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature