Underserved sufferers report constructive expertise with telehealth

Most sufferers seen at a major care clinic for underserved minority sufferers report constructive experiences with telemedicine, in accordance with a research printed on-line Dec. 14 in Cureus.

Heather N. Abraham, M.D., from the Wayne State College Faculty of Drugs in Detroit, and colleagues surveyed sufferers to evaluate satisfaction with the medical and social facets of the care they acquired by way of telemedicine at a university-affiliated major care coaching clinic. The evaluation included responses from 79 contributors (ages 18 to 74 years).

The researchers discovered that 3 p.c of contributors reported feeling “uncomfortable” sharing particulars about their well being issues by way of telemedicine. Greater than half of the sufferers (60 p.c) felt some stage of consolation with telemedicine after their first encounter, whereas 14 p.c have been nonetheless uncomfortable and 26 p.c have been impartial. Most contributors (88 p.c) stated they have been keen to take part in future telemedicine visits. Almost two-thirds (63 p.c) of respondents “strongly agreed” that issues associated to their social determinants of well being have been addressed, and 59 p.c “strongly agreed” that the sources supplied by their doctor have been useful.

“Telemedicine was effectively acquired, with excessive satisfaction for addressing medical and social issues,” the authors write. “The outcomes of this research help using telemedicine to evaluate social determinants of well being in an underserved minoritized affected person inhabitants and can assist physicians optimize future interactions with sufferers by telemedicine.”

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