High acceptability, convenience and reduced carbon emissions of tele-neurology outpatient services at a regional referral centre in Kenya.

ABSTRACT:

Background

There is severe shortage of neurologists in sub-Saharan Africa. Tele-neurology consultations (TNC) can bridge this service gap, but there is very little published evidence on TNC in our setting, which we addressed through our study.

Methods

We prospectively enrolled patients at our neurology outpatients from October 2020 to October 2021. We administered a post-TNC questionnaire which captured satisfaction/acceptability using Likert scales. A sub-group of participants who also did in-person consultations (IPC) were additionally administered post-IPC questionnaires. Statistical comparisons were made using the paired student t-test, and descriptive data expressed as median (inter-quartile range).

Results

From 219 enrolled patients, 66.7% participants re

SUBMITTER: Yakub FA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10679767 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature