Telemedicine Effectiveness in the First Elective Orthopedic Care Compared to a Standard Face-to-face Visit.

ABSTRACT: Objective  The study aimed to compare whether the diagnoses of orthopedic diseases at telemedicine (TM) consultations are the same as those established at face-to-face visits. Method  Primary, observational, prospective, analytical study, with subjects from the local municipal network who were referred to the orthopedics outpatient clinic from May to June 2021. Subjects underwent two assessments: a telemedicine (TM) consultation and a face-to-face (FF) visit. Two different physicians attended to the patients and established a diagnosis. The physician performing the FF visit was not aware of the previous diagnoses. We compared the diagnoses obtained at both modalities to assess the degree of similarity. In addition, we determined the time required for consultations and the deg

SUBMITTER: Junior JMD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10468236 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature