Patient's point of view on the use of telemedicine in multiple sclerosis: a web-based survey.
COVID-19 pandemic
Multiple sclerosis
Remote monitoring
Survey
Telemedicine
Televisit
Journal
Neurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology
ISSN: 1590-3478
Titre abrégé: Neurol Sci
Pays: Italy
ID NLM: 100959175
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Feb 2022
Feb 2022
Historique:
received:
15
04
2021
accepted:
08
06
2021
pubmed:
21
7
2021
medline:
28
1
2022
entrez:
20
7
2021
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Restrictions in the access to healthcare facilities during COVID-19 pandemic have raised the need for remote monitoring of chronic medical conditions, including multiple sclerosis (MS). In order to enable the continuity of care in these circumstances, many telemedicine applications are currently tested. While physicians' preferences are commonly investigated, data regarding the patients' point of view are still lacking. We built a 37 items web-based survey exploring patients' propensity, awareness, and opinions on telemedicine with the aim to evaluate the sustainability of this approach in MS. Analysing 613 questionnaires out of 1093 that were sent to persons with MS followed at the Multiple Sclerosis Center of Tor Vergata University, Rome, we found that more than half of respondents (54%) were open to having a televisit. Propensity toward telemedicine significantly depended on having a higher income (p = 0.037), living farther from the center (p = 0.038), using computer and tablet (p = 0.010) and using the Internet for other remote activities (p < 0.001), conversely it was not influenced by any specific disease characteristics (i.e. degree of disability). The main advantages and disadvantages of televisit reported by participants were respectively saving time (70%) and impossibility to measure physical parameters (71%). Although the majority of respondents are in favour of televisit, so far this approach is restricted to those displaying better socioeconomic conditions and higher familiarity with technology. Implications of the study are that telemedicine platforms should be better tailored to patients' demands in order to spread the use of telemedicine, to enhance usability and to increase patients' adherence.
Identifiants
pubmed: 34283343
doi: 10.1007/s10072-021-05398-6
pii: 10.1007/s10072-021-05398-6
pmc: PMC8289711
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
1197-1205Informations de copyright
© 2021. The Author(s).
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