Telemedicine with special focus on allergic diseases and asthma-Status 2022: An EAACI position paper.
e-health
m-health
telecare
telehealth
telemedicine
Journal
Allergy
ISSN: 1398-9995
Titre abrégé: Allergy
Pays: Denmark
ID NLM: 7804028
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
01 Dec 2023
01 Dec 2023
Historique:
revised:
31
10
2023
received:
14
07
2023
accepted:
08
11
2023
medline:
2
12
2023
pubmed:
2
12
2023
entrez:
2
12
2023
Statut:
aheadofprint
Résumé
Efficacious, effective and efficient communication between healthcare professionals (HCP) and patients is essential to achieve a successful therapeutic alliance. Telemedicine (TM) has been used for decades but during the COVID-19 pandemic its use has become widespread. This position paper aims to describe the terminology and most important forms of TM among HCP and patients and review the existing studies on the uses of TM for asthma and allergy. Besides, the advantages and risks of TM are discussed, concluding that TM application reduces costs and time for both, HCP and patients, but cannot completely replace face-to-face visits for physical examinations and certain tests that are critical in asthma and allergy. From an ethical point of view, it is important to identify those involved in the TM process, ensure confidentiality and use communication channels that fully guarantee the security of the information. Unmet needs and directions for the future regarding implementation, data protection, privacy regulations, methodology and efficacy are described.
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Subventions
Organisme : European Academy of Allergy and Clinical Immunology
Informations de copyright
© 2023 European Academy of Allergy and Clinical Immunology and John Wiley & Sons Ltd.
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