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Feasibility of telemedicine for patients with parkinsonism in the Brazilian public health system.

Daniel Teixeira Dos SantosDaniel Monte Freire CameloMatheus Zschornack StrelowMaysa Tayane Santos SilvaPaula FührLetícia Winer MarinsArtur Francisco Schumacher Schuh
Published in: Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria (2022)
 A significant proportion of patients with parkinsonism in a developing country are unreachable, unwilling, or unable to participate in telemedicine. Among the reachable patients, feasibility is higher but still lower than what is reported in studies in developed countries. Family income, level of schooling, and marital status were associated with the feasibility of video consultations.
Keyphrases
  • public health
  • end stage renal disease
  • ejection fraction
  • newly diagnosed
  • chronic kidney disease
  • parkinson disease
  • peritoneal dialysis
  • prognostic factors
  • physical activity
  • primary care
  • patient reported