Health in old age, and patients’ approaches to telemedicine in Poland

Buliński, Leszek; Błachnio, Aleksandra

doi:10.26444/aaem/74200

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“…Respondents who were neither satisfied nor dissatisfied, were almost twice more at risk of having an ADL limitation. Similar results were obtained by Buliński and Błachnia [47]. A higher socio-economic status, support from one's family, higher satisfaction with one's environment and living in one's own home, all play a key role in good ageing [48].…”

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confidence: 81%

An assessment of factors related to disability in ADL and IADL in elderly inhabitants of rural areas of south-eastern Poland

Ćwirlej-Sozańska¹,

Sozański²,

Wiśniowska-Szurlej³

et al. 2018

Ann Agric Environ Med.

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Age, education, pain, falls, household not fully adapted for one's needs, using assistive devices, lack of satisfaction with life, and low assessment of quality of life had a significant impact on the prevalence of ADL and/or IADL disabilities in the elderly inhabitants of rural areas. Most of these factors can be subject to modification. They are also a complex of predictors that allow for identifying and supporting those elderly patients from rural areas who are the most vulnerable.

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confidence: 81%

An assessment of factors related to disability in ADL and IADL in elderly inhabitants of rural areas of south-eastern Poland

Ćwirlej-Sozańska¹,

Sozański²,

Wiśniowska-Szurlej³

et al. 2018

Ann Agric Environ Med.

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“…It is reasonable to believe that more frequent use and convenience in technology would correlate with a higher willingness towards telemedicine. In accordance with this consideration, a Polish study examining the willingness to use telemedicine among those 60 years and older showed that 66% of the respondents were reluctant to conduct a video consultation with a physician [ 50 ]. One possible explanation to the counterintuitive age-related results found in our study can be that in times of emergency, the older generation are more likely to trust the authorities in emergency management compared to the younger generation.…”

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confidence: 99%

Attitudes of the Public to Receiving Medical Care during Emergencies through Remote Physician–Patient Communications

Hamlin

Steingrímsson

Cohen

et al. 2020

IJERPH

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Providing health services through remote communications for sub-acute health issues during emergencies may help reduce the burden of the health care system and increase availability of care. This study aimed to investigate the attitudes of the public towards receiving medical services and providing medical information through remote communication in times of emergencies. During the pandemic outbreak of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), pandemic outbreak, 507 participants answered a structured online survey, rating their mean willingness to receive medical care and provide medical information, on a four-point Likert scale. Furthermore, demographic characteristics, social media use, and trust in data protection was collected. The mean willingness to receive medical services was 3.1 ± 0.6 and the mean willingness to provide medical information was 3.0 ± 0.7, with a strong significant correlation between the two (r = 0.76). The multiple regression model identified higher trust in data protection, level of education, and social media use as statistically significant predictors for a higher willingness to receive medical information while the first two predicted willingness to provide information. The findings suggest an overall positive attitude to receive medical care through remote communications.

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“…This change is visible even in critical areas, such as caring for patients suffering from dementia [15], which is an achievement of the last two decades. However, this progress is much more visible in research papers and publications than in common practice [16,17]. In the everyday life of geriatric patients, diseases are usually treated symptomatically using the cheapest, routine procedures.…”

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confidence: 99%

Wellbeing and older adults in primary health care in Poland

Błachnio

Buliński

2019

Ann Agric Environ Med.

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Introduction and objective. The Polish health service is in need of improvement because of the increasing number of geriatric patients. Identifying the resources available to patients is important for ameliorating deficits. The goal of this research was to measure the health and wellbeing of seniors and to investigate to what extent health services meet their needs. Differences in access and scope of received services between patients from different localities (i.e villages, small towns and big cities) were analysed. Materials and method. Questionnaires (Satisfaction with Life Scale; VAS Numeric Pain Distress Scale) and a structured interview assessing the quality of healthcare were carried out in 2015 on a sample of 459 seniors. Each candidate gave consent for participation in the study. Statistica 12.5 software was used for analyses. Results. The overall measure of satisfaction with life of the respondents (M=22.34 SD=5.78) was good. Inhabitants of small towns had a significantly lower sense of quality of life than seniors from big cities (Tukey HSD = 0.047, p<.05). Multimorbidity and polypharmacy were present to a limited extent. The issue of discrimination of older individuals by medical personnel affected a fifth of seniors living in villages, and one-third of those living in big cities. Geriatric patients did not have equal opportunities for access to medical services. Conclusions. State-provided geriatric care is insufficient and does not meet the real needs of patients. A holistic care approach and/or individualized care for older adults are often indicated but are only theoretical constructs in Poland. This inefficient system places the burden of caregiving on the family of the ageing patient. Anxiety among geriatric patients is growing regarding exclusion and lack of care.

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Health in old age, and patients’ approaches to telemedicine in Poland

Cited by 14 publications

References 10 publications

An assessment of factors related to disability in ADL and IADL in elderly inhabitants of rural areas of south-eastern Poland

An assessment of factors related to disability in ADL and IADL in elderly inhabitants of rural areas of south-eastern Poland

Attitudes of the Public to Receiving Medical Care during Emergencies through Remote Physician–Patient Communications

Wellbeing and older adults in primary health care in Poland

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