COVID-19 pandemic and the great impulse to telemedicine: the basis of the WONCA Europe Statement on Telemedicine at the WHO Europe 70th Regional Meeting September 2020

Petrazzuoli, Ferdinando; Kurpas, Donata; Vinker, Shlomo; Sarkisova, Valentina; Eleftheriou, Androulla; Żakowicz, Anna; Aarendonk, Diederik; Ungan, Mehmet

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“…In addition, 8.7% (23/265; 95% CI 5.8%-12.7%) of GPs recommended health apps to patients, whereas only 6.0% (16/265; 95% CI 3.7%-9.6%) and 3.7% (10/265; 95% CI 2.0%-6.9%) of other physicians and other health professionals, respectively, recommended these apps. Other sources were given for 19 Univariate analysis revealed that the use of health apps was associated with a young population, mainly female, living in larger cities, and the use of social network(s) (all P<.001). A potential association between health app use and socioprofessional category (P<.001) was also identified.…”

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Use of Smartphone Health Apps Among Patients Aged 18 to 69 Years in Primary Care: Population-Based Cross-sectional Survey

Paradis¹,

ROUSSEL²,

Bosson³

et al. 2022

JMIR Form Res

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Background The World Health Organization has defined mobile health (mHealth) as the “use of mobile and wireless technologies to support the achievement of health objectives.” Smartphones currently represent one of the main media forms for mHealth democratization. Health apps can be an interesting tool for changing health behaviors. However, their use in France is still poorly documented. Objective The main aim of this study was to evaluate the frequency of use of health apps among patients consulting in the primary care setting in France. The secondary aims were to evaluate the use of health apps according to the sociodemographic and medical characteristics of patients and to determine their use. Methods A population-based cross-sectional survey was carried out between November 2017 and January 2018 in the Grenoble area of France among patients aged between 18 and 69 years who were consulting at 13 primary care physician offices. Patients were provided with anonymous paper self-questionnaires. The main criterion for participation was the use of a smartphone health app, defined for the purpose of this study as any app supporting patients in efforts to be healthy. Results The participation rate was 49.27% (739/1500; 95% CI 46.7%-51.8%). The smartphone use was estimated at 82.6% (597/723; 95% CI 79.6%-85.2%). Of 597 smartphone owners, 47.7% (283/595; CI 43.6%-51.6%) used at least one smartphone health app. Health apps identified in this study were mainly related to wellness, prevention, and fitness (66.1%), as well as medication, treatments, and follow-up care (50.0%). The main factors associated with health app use were: use of social networks (odds ratio [OR] 3.4, 95% CI 2.1-5.3), age under 30 years (OR 2.7, CI 1.4-4.9), city size between 5001 and 10,000 inhabitants (OR 1.8, CI 1.1-2.8), and city size more than 10,000 inhabitants (OR 2.1, CI 1.4-3.2). Conclusions In this survey, nearly one out of two patients reported the use of smartphone health apps, which are currently focused on wellness, prevention, and fitness, and are largely used by the younger population. Trial Registration ClinicalTrials.gov NCT03351491; https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT03351491

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“…This study was performed prior to the COVID-19 pandemic. During the pandemic period, eHealth, mHealth, and telemedicine were more widely adopted for crisis management and as a preventive measure to increase clinical care [19,20]. Thus, a similar study should be performed to determine the impact of the pandemic on the use of eHealth.…”

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Use of Smartphone Health Apps Among Patients Aged 18 to 69 Years in Primary Care: Population-Based Cross-sectional Survey

Paradis¹,

ROUSSEL²,

Bosson³

et al. 2022

JMIR Form Res

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“…The Covid-19 pandemic is a global health emergency that has highlighted the need for an innovative technological system to be able to take care of patients with chronic diseases ( 1 , 2 ). Digital transformation was already underway, especially in the field of diabetes, but this global emergency has accelerated this phenomenon.…”

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Patient Satisfaction of Telemedicine in Pediatric and Young Adult Type 1 Diabetes Patients During Covid-19 Pandemic

Bassi

Strati

Parodi

et al. 2022

Front. Public Health

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The aim of this study was to evaluate the satisfaction of the use of telemedicine and telenursing in children and young adults with Type 1 Diabetes and their families followed in the Regional Pediatric Diabetes Center of Giannina Gaslini Institute (Liguria, Italy). An anonymous survey form was administered to 290 patients (138 filled out by caregivers and 152 by patients). The questionnaire consisted of two parts: the first one included a series of questions related to the patient's personal and medical data; the second one was directed toward the satisfaction in the use of telemedicine and telenursing during Covid-19 pandemic. The data collected showed that 92.4% of the population was overall very satisfied with the quality of the service provided. Satisfaction was much higher especially in those who live outside of the province of Genoa (p = 0.017) and in those on insulin pump treatment (p = 0.037). Telemedicine and telenursing have an essential role in diabetology and are highly appreciated in our Center, where most patients prefer to continue regular follow-up via video-call as well as in person. Telenursing was also proved to be an effective and appreciated tool for educating and supporting patients using insulin pumps and glucose sensors.

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“…142 However, although during the pandemic telemedicine was adopted to limit interaction, it may have negative effects on the quality of the doctor-patient relationship, the quality of physical examination, and provision of care. 143 The exact role of telemedicine in managing future outbreaks is yet to be fully elucidated, but has been a crucial support throughout the pandemic for outbreak-affected nursing homes.…”

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Managing the Impact of COVID-19 in Nursing Homes and Long-Term Care Facilities: An Update

Dyer

Fallon

Noonan

et al. 2022

Journal of the American Medical Directors Association

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COVID-19 pandemic and the great impulse to telemedicine: the basis of the WONCA Europe Statement on Telemedicine at the WHO Europe 70th Regional Meeting September 2020

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Use of Smartphone Health Apps Among Patients Aged 18 to 69 Years in Primary Care: Population-Based Cross-sectional Survey

Use of Smartphone Health Apps Among Patients Aged 18 to 69 Years in Primary Care: Population-Based Cross-sectional Survey

Patient Satisfaction of Telemedicine in Pediatric and Young Adult Type 1 Diabetes Patients During Covid-19 Pandemic

Managing the Impact of COVID-19 in Nursing Homes and Long-Term Care Facilities: An Update

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