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Telemedicine during COVID-19: a survey of Health Care Professionals’ perceptions

Monaldi Archives for Chest Disease • 2020
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Authors Abdula Elawady, Ahmed Khalil, Omar Assaf, Samirah Toure, Christopher Cassidy
Keywords COVID-19; survey; remote consultation; telemedicine.
Journal Monaldi Archives for Chest Disease
Publisher pagepress
Volume 90
Issue 1528
Pages Not Available
publication.type International
Paper Link Not Available
Supplementary Materials Not Available
Abstract
medicine solutions as an alternative to face-to-face consultations during the COVID-19 pandemic. The majority of HCPs (Healthcare Professionals) were unfamiliar with Telemedicine prior to the cur- rent pandemic. Remote consultation is expected to continue for the foreseeable future, thus we designed this survey. A survey designed to evaluate the use of telephone consultation by HCPs, assessing its implementation, challenges and drawbacks. A web link survey con- ducted through SurveyMonkey was sent to HCPs across six UK Trusts the period of May 2020. The survey received 114 responses (84%) being doctors. 95% of respondents had not received training prior to engaging in telemedicine consultations. 64% were unaware of the updated General Medical Council guidance concerning ion was the inability to access patient records raised by 37% of respondents. However, 73% of respondents felt that patients under- stood their medical condition and the instructions given to them over the phone, and 70% agreed that videoconference consultations would add to patients care. Telemedicine can be used for selected groups of patients in the post COVID-19 era, and the HCPs carrying that should have the sufficient experience and knowledge expected to operate these clinics.