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 SchuhPublished 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.