Utility and patient acceptance of telemedicine in nephrology.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

There is an increasing burden of kidney diseases worldwide and access to specialist care is limited. Telemedicine, has been relatively less used in developing countries like India. The current study aims to assess the feasibility and acceptance of telenephrology services at our institute, a public hospital.

Methods

A total of 150 patients were selected by stratified random sampling from the list of attendees who had undergone both in-person outpatient consultation and telenephrology consultation. Patient's attitude towards, and knowledge and acceptance of telenephrology services were evaluated.

Results

The average age of the study cohort was 42.52 ± 15.1 years. More than one-third (39.3%) of our patients belonged to the lower middle socioeconomic class. The me

SUBMITTER: George K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9651110 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature