Virtual consultation in lupus during the COVID-19 pandemic – patients' perspective
Background: Virtual consultations have become the norm during the COVID-19 pandemic with disruption of regular outpatient services due to fear of infection and travel restrictions. Methodology: A telephonic survey was conducted among 54 patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) who sought vir...
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| description | Background: Virtual consultations have become the norm during the COVID-19 pandemic with disruption of regular outpatient services due to fear of infection and travel restrictions.
Methodology: A telephonic survey was conducted among 54 patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) who sought virtual consultations to understand patients' perspective about these consultations.
Results: 42/54 (77.78%) patients had inactive disease. Most patients (42/48 [87.5%]) did not visit the hospital for fear of COVID, whereas 58% of them also had travel restrictions. About one-fourth of individuals felt that consultation from home was comfortable (12/48 [25%]), cost-saving (14/48 [29.16%]) and they preferred virtual over physical consultation (14/48 [29.16%]). The satisfaction levels of patients during the process of booking appointment, the consultation process, and postconsultation queries also seem adequate.
Conclusion: Virtual consultations in SLE are a feasible and conceivable option, especially for those with inactive disease on stable treatment. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-9ec0ba1aa0a4420fb8f86eb8fef44c202023-01-12T12:10:59ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsIndian Journal of Rheumatology0973-36980973-37012022-01-0117742242510.4103/injr.injr_118_21Virtual consultation in lupus during the COVID-19 pandemic – patients' perspectiveKeerthi TalariBackground: Virtual consultations have become the norm during the COVID-19 pandemic with disruption of regular outpatient services due to fear of infection and travel restrictions. Methodology: A telephonic survey was conducted among 54 patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) who sought virtual consultations to understand patients' perspective about these consultations. Results: 42/54 (77.78%) patients had inactive disease. Most patients (42/48 [87.5%]) did not visit the hospital for fear of COVID, whereas 58% of them also had travel restrictions. About one-fourth of individuals felt that consultation from home was comfortable (12/48 [25%]), cost-saving (14/48 [29.16%]) and they preferred virtual over physical consultation (14/48 [29.16%]). The satisfaction levels of patients during the process of booking appointment, the consultation process, and postconsultation queries also seem adequate. Conclusion: Virtual consultations in SLE are a feasible and conceivable option, especially for those with inactive disease on stable treatment.http://www.indianjrheumatol.com/article.asp?issn=0973-3698;year=2022;volume=17;issue=7;spage=422;epage=425;aulast=Talariindialupuspatients' perspectivesystemic lupus erythematosustelehealthvirtual consultation |
| spellingShingle | Keerthi Talari Virtual consultation in lupus during the COVID-19 pandemic – patients' perspective Indian Journal of Rheumatology india lupus patients' perspective systemic lupus erythematosus telehealth virtual consultation |
| title | Virtual consultation in lupus during the COVID-19 pandemic – patients' perspective |
| title_full | Virtual consultation in lupus during the COVID-19 pandemic – patients' perspective |
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| topic | india lupus patients' perspective systemic lupus erythematosus telehealth virtual consultation |
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