Patient Perspectives of Inpatient Telemedicine During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Qualitative Assessment.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Telemedicine has been adopted in the inpatient setting to facilitate clinical interactions between on-site clinicians and isolated hospitalized patients. Such remote interactions have the potential to reduce pathogen exposure and use of personal protective equipment but may also pose new safety concerns given prior evidence that isolated patients can receive suboptimal care. Formal evaluations of the use and practical acceptance of inpatient telemedicine among hospitalized patients are lacking.

Objective

We aimed to evaluate the experience of patients hospitalized for COVID-19 with inpatient telemedicine introduced as an infection control measure during the pandemic.

Methods

We conducted a qualitative evaluation in a COVID-19 designated non-intensive care h

SUBMITTER: Vilendrer S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8970158 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature