Role of telemedicine in healthcare during COVID-19 pandemic in developing countries

Kadir, Muhammad Abdul

doi:10.30953/tmt.v5.187

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“…A few examples of widely used online digital tools for social connection and networking include Zoom, Microsoft Teams, GoToMeetings, and Google Hangouts [ 37 ]. These tools are being used in developed [ 38 ] and developing countries [ 39 ] and have become more acceptable and widely adopted during the current pandemic. In addition, these virtual technologies are increasingly being used for providing social and cognitive support, supporting learning and teaching, enabling buying and selling, facilitating leisure and hobbies, and doing collaborative innovative research that can be done at a distance.…”

Section: Digital Technology Tools For Social Connection During the Comentioning

confidence: 99%

The COVID-19 Pandemic: A Pandemic of Lockdown Loneliness and the Role of Digital Technology

Shah¹,

Nogueras²,

Woerden³

et al. 2020

J Med Internet Res

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The focus of this perspective is on lockdown loneliness, which we define as loneliness resulting from social disconnection as a result of enforced social distancing and lockdowns during the COVID-19 pandemic. We also explore the role of digital technology in tackling lockdown loneliness amid the pandemic. In this regard, we highlight and discuss a number of the key relevant issues: a description of lockdown loneliness, the burden of lockdown loneliness during the COVID-19 pandemic, characteristics of people who are more likely to be affected by lockdown loneliness, factors that could increase the risk of loneliness, lockdown loneliness as an important public health issue, tackling loneliness during the pandemic, digital technology tools for social connection and networking during the pandemic, assessment of digital technology tools from the end users’ perspectives, and access to and use of digital technology for tackling lockdown loneliness during the COVID-19 pandemic. We suggest that the most disadvantaged and vulnerable people who are more prone to lockdown loneliness are provided with access to digital technology so that they can connect socially with their loved ones and others; this could reduce loneliness resulting from social distancing and lockdowns during the COVID-19 crisis. Nonetheless, some key issues such as access to and knowledge of digital technology tools must be considered. In addition, the involvement of all key stakeholders (family and friends, social care providers, and clinicians and health allied professionals) should be ensured.

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Section: Digital Technology Tools For Social Connection During the Comentioning

confidence: 99%

The COVID-19 Pandemic: A Pandemic of Lockdown Loneliness and the Role of Digital Technology

Shah¹,

Nogueras²,

Woerden³

et al. 2020

J Med Internet Res

220

172

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“…Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has drastically affected healthcare across the globe. [1]. Evidently, there is a concern about the overloading of the health care capacity [2].…”

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“…Telemedicine and virtual care can be integrated into the healthcare system as an approach to maximize the efficiency of healthcare delivery [1,6]. It promotes social distancing measure and help medical centers in managing prolonged waiting times and risk of disease progression [7].…”

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Use of Telemedicine and Virtual Care for Remote Treatment in Response to COVID-19 Pandemic

2020

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The current coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has caused significant strain on medical centers resources. Thus, concerns about the reducing and management of COVID-19 are on the rise, as there is need to provide diagnosis, treatment, monitoring, and follow-ups during the pandemic. Therefore, the COVID-19 pandemic has radically and quickly altered how medical practitioners provide care to patients. Medical centers are now responding to COVID-19 through rapid adoption of digital tools and technologies such as telemedicine and virtual care which refer to the delivery of healthcare services digital or at a distance using Information and Communications Technology (ICT) for treatment of patients. Telemedicine is expected to deliver timely care while minimizing exposure to protect medical practitioners and patients. Accordingly, a rapid literature review was conducted, and 35 research studies published from 2019 to May 2020 were employed to provide theoretical and practical evidence on the significance of using telemedicine and virtual care for remote treatment of patients during the COVID-19 pandemic. This article provides practical guide based on how to use telemedicine and virtual care during the COVID-19 pandemic. This study provides implication on the potentials of consolidating virtual care solutions in the near future towards contributing to integrate digital technologies into healthcare.

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“…Developing nations lack the necessary for full telehealth adoption because of the poor connection in some remote areas. The developing nations lack legislation to authorize telehealth implementation, hence making its focus during the pandemic difficult (Kadir, 2020).…”

Section: Recommendations and Challenges Towards The Use Of Telehealthmentioning

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Implications Of Online Health Services During Covid-19

Jaworski¹

2020

European Proceedings of Health

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Role of telemedicine in healthcare during COVID-19 pandemic in developing countries

Cited by 76 publications

References 6 publications

The COVID-19 Pandemic: A Pandemic of Lockdown Loneliness and the Role of Digital Technology

The COVID-19 Pandemic: A Pandemic of Lockdown Loneliness and the Role of Digital Technology

Use of Telemedicine and Virtual Care for Remote Treatment in Response to COVID-19 Pandemic

Implications Of Online Health Services During Covid-19

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