A Survey of Perspectives on Telemedicine for Patients With Parkinson's Disease.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Parkinson's disease (PD) patients often find it difficult to visit hospitals because of motor symptoms, distance to the hospital, or the absence of caregivers. Telemedicine is one way to solve this problem.

Methods

We surveyed 554 PD patients from eight university hospitals in Korea. The questionnaire consisted of the clinical characteristics of the participants, possible teleconferencing.

Methods

, and preferences for telemedicine.

Results

A total of 385 patients (70%) expressed interest in receiving telemedicine. Among them, 174 preferred telemedicine whereas 211 preferred in-person visits. The longer the duration of disease, and the longer the time required to visit the hospital, the more patients were interested in receiving telemedicine.

Concl

SUBMITTER: Joo JY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10846964 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature