Teleconsultation at a public ophthalmic teaching hospital during the COVID-19 pandemic

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Autor(a) principal: Koch,Camila Ribeiro
Data de Publicação: 2022
Outros Autores: Veiga,Caio Cezar Andrade, Fahl,Renata, Halla,Sheila Moreno, Kara Junior,Newton, Alves,Milton Ruiz
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: eng
Título da fonte: Arquivos brasileiros de oftalmologia (Online)
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Resumo: ABSTRACT Purpose: To analyze teleconsultation at a public ophthalmic teaching hospital during the COVID-19 pandemic in Brazil. Methods: Medical records of patients who requested ophthalmological teleconsultation between June 2020 and March 2021 were reviewed. The main outcomes included demographic data, eye disease symptoms, hypothesized diagnosis, and management. Moreover, the results of a satisfaction survey administered after the consultation were analyzed. Results: Medical records of a total of 161 patients were reviewed. The mean age was 45.98 ± 17.57 (8-90) years, and most were women (113, 70.20%). Only 57 (35.60%) of the patients had made previous follow-up visits to the hospital. The most frequent reason for consultation was the need for a new eyeglass prescription (73, 45.34%), followed by dry eye symptoms (16, 9.93%) and pterygium (13, 8.07%). Other reasons were the monitoring of previously diagnosed eye diseases, such as glaucoma, retinopathies, strabismus, and keratoconus. Regarding the satisfaction survey, 151 (93.78%) patients answered the online questionnaire. Most reported that they were satisfied with the teleconsultation (94.03%) and would participate in a future teleconsultation (90.06%). Conclusion: Teleconsultation could be widely used to assist patients in public ophthalmology healthcare and teaching hospitals. Even though new eyeglass prescriptions are a frequent reason for ophthalmological appointments, patients tend to be satisfied with teleconsultation, as it also provides guidance.
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dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Teleconsultation at a public ophthalmic teaching hospital during the COVID-19 pandemic
title Teleconsultation at a public ophthalmic teaching hospital during the COVID-19 pandemic
spellingShingle Teleconsultation at a public ophthalmic teaching hospital during the COVID-19 pandemic
Koch,Camila Ribeiro
COVID-19
Telemedicine
Pandemics
Remote consultation
Eye diseases/diagnosis
Hospitals, public
title_short Teleconsultation at a public ophthalmic teaching hospital during the COVID-19 pandemic
title_full Teleconsultation at a public ophthalmic teaching hospital during the COVID-19 pandemic
title_fullStr Teleconsultation at a public ophthalmic teaching hospital during the COVID-19 pandemic
title_full_unstemmed Teleconsultation at a public ophthalmic teaching hospital during the COVID-19 pandemic
title_sort Teleconsultation at a public ophthalmic teaching hospital during the COVID-19 pandemic
author Koch,Camila Ribeiro
author_facet Koch,Camila Ribeiro
Veiga,Caio Cezar Andrade
Fahl,Renata
Halla,Sheila Moreno
Kara Junior,Newton
Alves,Milton Ruiz
author_role author
author2 Veiga,Caio Cezar Andrade
Fahl,Renata
Halla,Sheila Moreno
Kara Junior,Newton
Alves,Milton Ruiz
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author
author
author
author
dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Koch,Camila Ribeiro
Veiga,Caio Cezar Andrade
Fahl,Renata
Halla,Sheila Moreno
Kara Junior,Newton
Alves,Milton Ruiz
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv COVID-19
Telemedicine
Pandemics
Remote consultation
Eye diseases/diagnosis
Hospitals, public
topic COVID-19
Telemedicine
Pandemics
Remote consultation
Eye diseases/diagnosis
Hospitals, public
description ABSTRACT Purpose: To analyze teleconsultation at a public ophthalmic teaching hospital during the COVID-19 pandemic in Brazil. Methods: Medical records of patients who requested ophthalmological teleconsultation between June 2020 and March 2021 were reviewed. The main outcomes included demographic data, eye disease symptoms, hypothesized diagnosis, and management. Moreover, the results of a satisfaction survey administered after the consultation were analyzed. Results: Medical records of a total of 161 patients were reviewed. The mean age was 45.98 ± 17.57 (8-90) years, and most were women (113, 70.20%). Only 57 (35.60%) of the patients had made previous follow-up visits to the hospital. The most frequent reason for consultation was the need for a new eyeglass prescription (73, 45.34%), followed by dry eye symptoms (16, 9.93%) and pterygium (13, 8.07%). Other reasons were the monitoring of previously diagnosed eye diseases, such as glaucoma, retinopathies, strabismus, and keratoconus. Regarding the satisfaction survey, 151 (93.78%) patients answered the online questionnaire. Most reported that they were satisfied with the teleconsultation (94.03%) and would participate in a future teleconsultation (90.06%). Conclusion: Teleconsultation could be widely used to assist patients in public ophthalmology healthcare and teaching hospitals. Even though new eyeglass prescriptions are a frequent reason for ophthalmological appointments, patients tend to be satisfied with teleconsultation, as it also provides guidance.
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