Asynchronous telehealth provides a viable option for improving access in a convenient and timely manner to patients seeking care as well as for physicians seeking subspecialty consultation. Access to technology, clear guidelines, standards, and expectations is required for this innovation to function well. Limitations in access due to patient and technology factors is an area that requires attention. Positive impact on access and quality has been demonstrated. Rapid development continues and was enhanced with the Sars-CoV-2 pandemic.
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JMIR Res Protoc
December 2024
Department of Allied Health Sciences, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT, United States.
Background: Remotely delivered lifestyle interventions have emerged to increase the reach and accessibility of traditional interventions that involve numerous in-person visits. Remote interventions can be delivered synchronously via videoconference software or phone or asynchronously via online platforms. Asynchronously delivered interventions are convenient and flexible in that they allow people to participate at any time and as such, they may be more sustainable.
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December 2024
Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Maastricht University Medical Centre, Maastricht, The Netherlands.
Objectives: To evaluate the experiences of patients with spondyloarthritis (SpA) and their healthcare providers (HCPs) with patient-initiated follow-up (PIFU) supported by asynchronous telemedicine (TM) compared with their previous experiences with usual care, and to identify prerequisites for sustainable implementation of PIFU/TM.
Methods: Individual, semi-structured interviews were conducted with purposefully selected patients (n = 21) and HCPs (n = 9) who previously participated in the 'TeleSpA' randomised controlled trial and thematically analysed. PIFU/TM consisted of a once-yearly pre-planned physical visit with in-between remote monitoring at 6 months.
JMIR Pediatr Parent
December 2024
Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing, 525 N Wolfe St, Baltimore, MD, 21205, United States, 1 (410) 955-4766.
Background: Asynchronous communication via electronic modes (e-communication), including patient portals, secure messaging services, SMS text messaging, and email, is increasingly used to supplement synchronous face-to-face medical visits; however, little is known about its quality in pediatric settings.
Objective: This review aimed to summarize contemporary literature on pediatric caregivers' experiences with and perspectives of e-communication with their child's health care team to identify how e-communication has been optimized to improve patient care.
Methods: A scoping review following the Arksey and O'Malley methodological framework searched PubMed, CINAHL, Embase, and Web of Science using terms such as "Electronic Health Records" and "Communication" from 2013 to 2023 that discussed caregiver experiences and perspectives of e-communication with their child's health care provider.
Acta Med Philipp
November 2024
Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Philippine General Hospital, University of the Philippines Manila, Manila, Philippines.
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused unprecedented disruptions in the lives of people, inducing a change in social behavior because of quarantine and physical distancing measures for health safety. It greatly affected not only the general population but also the healthcare system, forcing healthcare providers and consumers to adjust from the traditional mode of in-person consultation to telemedicine to enable safe and prompt delivery of adequate and efficient patient care. A 35-year-old female was diagnosed with acromegaly secondary to pituitary macroadenoma, presenting as a 10-year history of weight gain, amenorrhea, hand and feet enlargement, coarse facial features, and bilateral vision loss.
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December 2024
Grupo de Investigación Bienestar, Universidad de Las Américas, Quito, Ecuador.
Objectives: Little is known about the efficacy of remotely delivered outcome measures (psychological/health-related assessments) in a signed language for Deaf people. The objective is to explore the equivalence of two modes of remote delivery of health-related quality of life outcome measures in British Sign Language (BSL): asynchronous online assessment versus synchronous live face-to-face online assessment in sign language.
Methods: Thirty-one participants were recruited through Deaf networks and sign language media.
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