Telephone Clinics During the Covid-19 Pandemic-The Experiences of Interstitial Lung Disease Patients and Their Carers.

ABSTRACT: The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in a widespread move towards virtual consultations within secondary care due to infection concerns. This service evaluation undertaken in a Welsh Interstitial Lung Disease (ILD) specialist center looks at the experiences of unselected ILD patients and their careers with telephone consultations and aims to identify the role of telephone consultations in future practice for this patient group. A mixed methods approach was used with an initial postal questionnaire followed by a virtual focus group. From the 84 patient and 26 carer questionnaire responses, there was broad support for telephone consultations from both groups. The main perceived benefit was reduced infection risk, although face-to-face consultations were seen as holding more value. Themes ident

SUBMITTER: Gillett M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9623361 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature