Patient and Provider Experiences With Compassionate Care in Virtual Physiatry: Qualitative Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Telemedicine in the realm of rehabilitation includes the remote delivery of rehabilitation services using communication technologies (eg, telephone, emails, and video). The widespread application of virtual care grants a suitable time to explore the intersection of compassion and telemedicine, especially due to the impact of COVID-19 and how it greatly influenced the delivery of health care universally.

Objective

The purpose of this study was to explore how compassionate care is understood and experienced by physiatrists and patients engaged in telemedicine.

Methods

We used a qualitative descriptive approach to conduct interviews with patients and physiatrists between June 2021 and March 2022. Patients were recruited across Canada from social media and from

SUBMITTER: Wasilewski MB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11336505 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature