Telemedicine During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Paradigm Shift in Non-Communicable Disease Management? - A Cross-Sectional Survey from a Quaternary-Care Center in South India.
Sisira UllasManu PradeepSandeep SurendranAnjali RavikumarAnna Maria BastineAyush PrasadAravind MohanPublished in: Patient preference and adherence (2021)
In-person consultations were decreased primarily due to the perception of significant risk of COVID-19 exposure in the present scenario. Telemedicine adoption in the private sector may be sustainable throughout the pandemic and beyond, if patients are offered to continue their routine consultations with their regular doctors and ensured medicine availability. Integration of telemedicine by the public and private health sector of India into routine NCD care delivery is the need of the hour, but further studies are required to estimate the effectiveness of the systems.
Keyphrases
- healthcare
- coronavirus disease
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- end stage renal disease
- palliative care
- health insurance
- newly diagnosed
- clinical practice
- mental health
- ejection fraction
- public health
- quality improvement
- blood pressure
- chronic kidney disease
- randomized controlled trial
- general practice
- systematic review
- pain management
- affordable care act
- prognostic factors
- primary care
- climate change
- patient reported
- case control