Telemedicine Consultations: An Alternative Model to Increase Access to Diabetes Specialist Care in Underserved Rural Communities
| العنوان: | Telemedicine Consultations: An Alternative Model to Increase Access to Diabetes Specialist Care in Underserved Rural Communities |
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| المؤلفون: | Amy Triola, Linda M. Siminerio, Kristine Ruppert, Frederico G.S. Toledo |
| المصدر: | JMIR Research Protocols, Vol 1, Iss 2, p e14 (2012) JMIR Research Protocols |
| بيانات النشر: | JMIR Publications, 2012. |
| سنة النشر: | 2012 |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: | Original Paper, Telemedicine, medicine.medical_specialty, diabetes, business.industry, Computer applications to medicine. Medical informatics, R858-859.7, teleconsultation, Economic shortage, General Medicine, Primary care, medicine.disease, Glycemic management, Diabetes mellitus, Family medicine, medicine, Medicine, Rural, In patient, telemedicine, business, Glycemic, Specialist care |
| الوصف: | BackgroundDiabetes care in rural communities often suffers because of physician shortages. When patients need to see an endocrinologist, long-distance travel to urban centers can constitute a barrier to care. ObjectiveTo address this problem, we tested whether diabetes telemedicine consultations would be acceptable to rural patients and their primary care providers as an alternative care model. MethodsTwenty-five patients with diabetes in a rural, medically underserved community received glycemic management recommendations via videoconferencing-based teleconsultation with an endocrinologist at an urban center. At the rural site, a nurse trained in diabetes care assisted with the visits. Outcomes measured were patient and primary care provider satisfaction (measured by structured questionnaires) and glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA1c) levels. ResultsPatients and providers uniformly reported high levels of satisfaction and acceptability. Mean HbA1c decreased from 9.6% to 8.5% (P |
| اللغة: | English |
| تدمد: | 1929-0748 |
| الوصول الحر: | https://explore.openaire.eu/search/publication?articleId=doi_dedup___::4dec5d0c2705cc0ed21366bae18bef3bTest http://www.researchprotocols.org/2012/2/e14Test/ |
| حقوق: | OPEN |
| رقم الانضمام: | edsair.doi.dedup.....4dec5d0c2705cc0ed21366bae18bef3b |
| قاعدة البيانات: | OpenAIRE |
| تدمد: | 19290748 |
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