Delivering inflammatory bowel disease care across distance.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) patients living in regional or remote Queensland are often disadvantaged by limited access to IBD specialist care. Telehealth clinics could potentially address this disparity and improve patient outcomes.

Aim

We report the impact of the Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital (RBWH) IBD telehealth clinics from March 2011 to December 2017, including patient satisfaction and healthcare activity.

Methods

Patient satisfaction surveys were collected prospectively between March 2011 and March 2012. Healthcare activity was assessed through occasions of service (OOS), number of enrolled patients on biologics and IBD related admissions to RBWH.

Results

Overall, 3764 OOS were completed including 576 new patient and 3188 follow-up v

SUBMITTER: Lim MH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7537200 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature