Management of transplant patients outside hospital during COVID‐19 epidemic: A Chinese experience

Zhao, Yuanyuan; Wei, Lai; Liu, Bin; Du, Dunfeng

doi:10.1111/tid.13327

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“…Supplemental Table 2.1 displays the 27 studies that focused on the implementation of telemedicine in outpatient clinics. 10 , 11 , 12 , 13 - 36 In the majority of these studies, 2 technologies were implemented: video calls and telephone calls for consultations. All of the study results positively evaluated the experience and usefulness of telemedicine.…”

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Implementation and Usefulness of Telemedicine During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Scoping Review

Hincapié

Gallego

Gempeler

et al. 2020

J Prim Care Community Health

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Objectives: Identify and summarize the available literature on the acceleration in the use of telemedicine in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, with an aim to provide justification and guidance for its implementation to overcome the limitations associated with the pandemic worldwide. Methods: We conducted a scoping review through different search strategies in MEDLINE and Google Scholar to identify the available literature reporting data on implementation and usefulness of various modalities of telemedicine during the current pandemic. We summarized the included studies according to field and mode of implementation in a narrative way. Results: We included 45 studies that fulfilled selection criteria. About 38% of the studies were conducted in the United States of America (USA), followed by 15.5% in India and 15.5% in China. Most studies (73%) were cross-sectional studies based on historical records. All publications were written in English with the exception of 1 studied published in Spanish. The majority of reports focused on use of telemedicine for outpatient care, followed by in-hospital care. Conclusion: The COVID-19 pandemic has promoted the use of telemedicine, a tool that has transformed the provision of medical services. Several modes of implementation are useful to overcome difficulties for patient care during the pandemic. Its benefits are specific to different fields of medical practice. Such benefits, along with the guidance and reported experiences should invite health systems to work for an effective and comprehensive implementation of telemedicine in various fields.

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Implementation and Usefulness of Telemedicine During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Scoping Review

Hincapié

Gallego

Gempeler

et al. 2020

J Prim Care Community Health

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“…In this situation, telemedicine applications may be particularly helpful 13–16 . Since previous studies have shown that younger age is associated with a better acceptance of telemedicine, 14,16 we assumed that YALTs would benefit from video appointments with their physicians to avoid less‐frequent follow‐ups and non‐adherent behavior during the COVID‐19 pandemic.…”

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Psychosocial situation, adherence, and utilization of video consultation in young adult long‐term pediatric liver transplant recipients during COVID‐19 pandemic

Kröncke

Lund

Buchholz

et al. 2021

Pediatric Transplantation

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Background Young adults who underwent liver transplantation in childhood (YALTs) are highly vulnerable to non‐adherent behavior and psychosocial problems. During the COVID‐19 pandemic, special efforts may be necessary to maintain contact with these patients and offer support. This can be achieved through the use of telemedicine. The study's objective was to assess adherence and the psychosocial situation of YALTs during the COVID‐19 pandemic in Germany and to evaluate the utilization of video consultations. Methods In May 2020, a questionnaire was sent to YALTs treated at the Hamburg University Transplant Center, accompanied by the offer of video appointments with the attending physician. The questionnaire included the Generalized Anxiety Disorder Scale 7, the Patient Health Questionnaire 2, and questions compiled by the authors. Results Of 98 YALTs, 12% used the video consultation, while 65% had an in‐person appointment. The 56 patients who completed the questionnaire did not report reduced medication adherence during the pandemic, but 40% missed follow‐up visits with their primary care physician or check‐up laboratory tests. About 70% of YALTs were afraid to visit their physician and the transplant center, and 34% were afraid of a SARS‐CoV‐2 infection. Mental health and well‐being were unimpaired. Conclusions During the COVID‐19 pandemic, YALTs in our study did not show an increased need for psychosocial support, but a majority were afraid to attend medical appointments, and 40% reported lower appointment adherence. Acceptance of video consultations was lower than expected. The reasons for this need to be further investigated in order to optimize care.

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“…Characteristics of technologies in the studies. [13-22,25,26,28,30,31,33,34,36-45,47,49-51,54-59,62-64,66-76,78,79,82-89,92,93,96,97, 99-103,105,107-116,118,119] 29,32,35,46,52,53,60,61,65,77,80,90,95,104,106,117] 17 (15.7) Both[20,25,29,34,41,44,45,47,49,51,56,58,61,69,70,73,76,80,81,83,86,[89][90][91][93][94][95]101,[104][105][106][107]114,115,119,120,122,123,[125][126][127][128]131,132,135,136] 46 (58.2) Built for purpose[14-16,18,20,23-26,31,34,37-39,47,50,53,54,57,62-64,67,69-72,74-77,87,90,96,97,100,101,107, 108,111,113,115,117,120,137] [26,29,44,45,52,75,78,81,85,88,89,93-95,103,104,106-109,117-119,121,122,124,126-136,138] 17,20-24,26-33,35,40,42,43,46,49,52,53,55,59-62,65-68,74,76,77,79,81,82,84,8...…”

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Overview of Technologies Implemented During the First Wave of the COVID-19 Pandemic: Scoping Review

Abd‐Alrazaq¹,

Hassan²,

Abuelezz³

et al. 2021

J Med Internet Res

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Background Technologies have been extensively implemented to provide health care services for all types of clinical conditions during the COVID-19 pandemic. While several reviews have been conducted regarding technologies used during the COVID-19 pandemic, they were limited by focusing either on a specific technology (or features) or proposed rather than implemented technologies. Objective This review aims to provide an overview of technologies, as reported in the literature, implemented during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods We conducted a scoping review using PRISMA (Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-analyses) Extension for Scoping Reviews. Studies were retrieved by searching 8 electronic databases, checking the reference lists of included studies and relevant reviews (backward reference list checking), and checking studies that cited included studies (forward reference list checking). The search terms were chosen based on the target intervention (ie, technologies) and the target disease (ie, COVID-19). We included English publications that focused on technologies or digital tools implemented during the COVID-19 pandemic to provide health-related services regardless of target health condition, user, or setting. Two reviewers independently assessed the eligibility of studies and extracted data from eligible papers. We used a narrative approach to synthesize extracted data. Results Of 7374 retrieved papers, 126 were deemed eligible. Telemedicine was the most common type of technology (107/126, 84.9%) implemented in the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, and the most common mode of telemedicine was synchronous (100/108, 92.6%). The most common purpose of the technologies was providing consultation (75/126, 59.5%), followed by following up with patients (45/126, 35.7%), and monitoring their health status (22/126, 17.4%). Zoom (22/126, 17.5%) and WhatsApp (12/126, 9.5%) were the most commonly used videoconferencing and social media platforms, respectively. Both health care professionals and health consumers were the most common target users (103/126, 81.7%). The health condition most frequently targeted was COVID-19 (38/126, 30.2%), followed by any physical health conditions (21/126, 16.7%), and mental health conditions (13/126, 10.3%). Technologies were web-based in 84.1% of the studies (106/126). Technologies could be used through 11 modes, and the most common were mobile apps (86/126, 68.3%), desktop apps (73/126, 57.9%), telephone calls (49/126, 38.9%), and websites (45/126, 35.7%). Conclusions Technologies played a crucial role in mitigating the challenges faced during the COVID-19 pandemic. We did not find papers describing the implementation of other technologies (eg, contact-tracing apps, drones, blockchain) during the first wave. Furthermore, technologies in this review were used for other purposes (eg, drugs and vaccines discovery, social distancing, and immunity passport). Future research on studies on these technologies and purposes is recommended, and further reviews are required to investigate technologies implemented in subsequent waves of the pandemic.

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Management of transplant patients outside hospital during COVID‐19 epidemic: A Chinese experience

Cited by 12 publications

References 17 publications

Implementation and Usefulness of Telemedicine During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Scoping Review

Implementation and Usefulness of Telemedicine During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Scoping Review

Psychosocial situation, adherence, and utilization of video consultation in young adult long‐term pediatric liver transplant recipients during COVID‐19 pandemic

Overview of Technologies Implemented During the First Wave of the COVID-19 Pandemic: Scoping Review

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