Willingness of Patients With Knee Osteoarthritis to Use Telemedicine Amid Sars-CoV-2 Outbreak
Background: There is no report yet on the application of telemedicine in orthopedic practice in Japan. With a focus on patients with KOA, we investigated the willingness of patients to use telemedicine by assessing factors such as the patient’s age, smartphone possession, hospital visiting time, and...
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| author | Tsuneari Takahashi MD, PhD Ryusuke Ae MD, PhD Kensuke Minami MD Meiwa Shibata MD, PhD Tatsuya Kubo MD Koki Kosami MD Katsushi Takeshita MD, PhD |
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| description | Background: There is no report yet on the application of telemedicine in orthopedic practice in Japan. With a focus on patients with KOA, we investigated the willingness of patients to use telemedicine by assessing factors such as the patient’s age, smartphone possession, hospital visiting time, and severity of KOA. Methods: Data of patients who regularly consulted orthopedic surgeons at our institutions from April 2020 to June 2020 were retrospectively analyzed using an electronic medical database. The patients were diagnosed with KOA according to clinical and radiological findings, according to the Kellgren-Lawrence (KL) classification. included were patients with KOA with KL classification above grade 2. All patients were asked: 1) whether they were willing to use telemedicine (Yes or No), 2) the reason why they answered Yes, 3) the reason why they answered No, 4) if they possessed a smartphone, 5) their numeric rating scale for pain at their last outpatient visit after the Sars-CoV-2 epidemic emerged, and 6) the time required for visiting hospital from their house. Patients were stratified into 2 groups depending on whether they answered Yes (Group Y) or No (group N). Comparisons between the groups concerning smartphone possession, NRS pain, hospital visiting times, and distribution of KL grade were made. Results: Only 36.7% of the patients with KOA said they were willing to use telemedicine. The average age of group Y was significantly younger than that of group N (67.9 ± 9.1 vs 73.1 ± 8.0, P = 0.0026) and the cutoff age was 70.0 years. In addition, the rate of smartphone possession was significantly higher in group Y than in group N (82.5% vs 34.5%, P < 0.001). Hospital visit times and the severity of KOA did not differ between the groups. Conclusion: Age is a barrier to the adoption of telemedicine. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-3e556b5208b149fabb1be7587436ff3b2022-12-21T22:08:42ZengSAGE PublishingGeriatric Orthopaedic Surgery & Rehabilitation2151-45932020-12-011110.1177/2151459320979974Willingness of Patients With Knee Osteoarthritis to Use Telemedicine Amid Sars-CoV-2 OutbreakTsuneari Takahashi MD, PhD0Ryusuke Ae MD, PhD1Kensuke Minami MD2Meiwa Shibata MD, PhD3Tatsuya Kubo MD4Koki Kosami MD5Katsushi Takeshita MD, PhD6 Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, School of Medicine, Jichi Medical University, Shimotsuke, Japan Division of Public Health, Center for Community Medicine, Jichi Medical University, Shimotsuke, Japan Department of Infection Control, School of Medicine, Jichi Medical University, Shimotsuke, Japan Pathogen Immunology Group, Public Health England, Porton Down, UK Gunma Sports Medicine Research Center, Zenshukai Hospital, Maebashi, Japan Division of Public Health, Center for Community Medicine, Jichi Medical University, Shimotsuke, Japan Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, School of Medicine, Jichi Medical University, Shimotsuke, JapanBackground: There is no report yet on the application of telemedicine in orthopedic practice in Japan. With a focus on patients with KOA, we investigated the willingness of patients to use telemedicine by assessing factors such as the patient’s age, smartphone possession, hospital visiting time, and severity of KOA. Methods: Data of patients who regularly consulted orthopedic surgeons at our institutions from April 2020 to June 2020 were retrospectively analyzed using an electronic medical database. The patients were diagnosed with KOA according to clinical and radiological findings, according to the Kellgren-Lawrence (KL) classification. included were patients with KOA with KL classification above grade 2. All patients were asked: 1) whether they were willing to use telemedicine (Yes or No), 2) the reason why they answered Yes, 3) the reason why they answered No, 4) if they possessed a smartphone, 5) their numeric rating scale for pain at their last outpatient visit after the Sars-CoV-2 epidemic emerged, and 6) the time required for visiting hospital from their house. Patients were stratified into 2 groups depending on whether they answered Yes (Group Y) or No (group N). Comparisons between the groups concerning smartphone possession, NRS pain, hospital visiting times, and distribution of KL grade were made. Results: Only 36.7% of the patients with KOA said they were willing to use telemedicine. The average age of group Y was significantly younger than that of group N (67.9 ± 9.1 vs 73.1 ± 8.0, P = 0.0026) and the cutoff age was 70.0 years. In addition, the rate of smartphone possession was significantly higher in group Y than in group N (82.5% vs 34.5%, P < 0.001). Hospital visit times and the severity of KOA did not differ between the groups. Conclusion: Age is a barrier to the adoption of telemedicine.https://doi.org/10.1177/2151459320979974 |
| spellingShingle | Tsuneari Takahashi MD, PhD Ryusuke Ae MD, PhD Kensuke Minami MD Meiwa Shibata MD, PhD Tatsuya Kubo MD Koki Kosami MD Katsushi Takeshita MD, PhD Willingness of Patients With Knee Osteoarthritis to Use Telemedicine Amid Sars-CoV-2 Outbreak Geriatric Orthopaedic Surgery & Rehabilitation |
| title | Willingness of Patients With Knee Osteoarthritis to Use Telemedicine Amid Sars-CoV-2 Outbreak |
| title_full | Willingness of Patients With Knee Osteoarthritis to Use Telemedicine Amid Sars-CoV-2 Outbreak |
| title_fullStr | Willingness of Patients With Knee Osteoarthritis to Use Telemedicine Amid Sars-CoV-2 Outbreak |
| title_full_unstemmed | Willingness of Patients With Knee Osteoarthritis to Use Telemedicine Amid Sars-CoV-2 Outbreak |
| title_short | Willingness of Patients With Knee Osteoarthritis to Use Telemedicine Amid Sars-CoV-2 Outbreak |
| title_sort | willingness of patients with knee osteoarthritis to use telemedicine amid sars cov 2 outbreak |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1177/2151459320979974 |
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