Users' perspectives about challenges of using telemedicine for patient with diabetes during the COVID-19 pandemic.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Telemedicine services have been recognized as a safe and affordable method for providing continuous healthcare services, especially to patients with chronic diseases. Despite all advantages, the use of this technology has faced several challenges particularly during COVID-19. The aim of this study was to investigate physicians' and patients' with diabetes perspectives about challenges of using telemedicine during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Methods

This survey study was conducted in 2023. The participants were endocrinologists, internal medicine specialists, general practitioners (GPs), and patients with diabetes in five teaching hospitals located in one of the underprivileged areas in Iran. Data were collected using a 5-point Likert-scale questionnaire and analyzed using

SUBMITTER: Mirasghari F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11915245 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature