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Patient Experience Survey in a Corneal Service Conducted by Remote Consultation

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العنوان: Patient Experience Survey in a Corneal Service Conducted by Remote Consultation
المؤلفون: Hakim N, Longmore P, Hu VH
المصدر: Clinical Ophthalmology, Vol Volume 15, Pp 4747-4754 (2021)
بيانات النشر: Dove Medical Press, 2021.
سنة النشر: 2021
المجموعة: LCC:Ophthalmology
مصطلحات موضوعية: covid-19, ophthalmology, telemedicine, cornea, Ophthalmology, RE1-994
الوصف: Navid Hakim,1 Philippa Longmore,1 Victor H Hu1,2 1Eye Department, Mid Cheshire NHS Hospitals Foundation Trust, Crewe, UK; 2International Centre for Eye Health, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UKCorrespondence: Navid HakimEye Department, Mid Cheshire NHS Hospitals Foundation Trust, Crewe, CW1 4QJ, UKTel +44 7540492816Email navid.hakim@nhs.netIntroduction: An ophthalmic remote consultation clinic was implemented due to the COVID-19 pandemic for stable patients under the corneal service in a district general hospital in Cheshire, UK. Patients were reviewed either by video or telephone consultation. The purpose of this survey was to assess patient satisfaction with this service.Methods: Consecutive patients who were seen by remote consultation between September 2020 and November 2020 were identified. Approval for the survey was gained from the hospital Patient Experience and Survey department. A telephone survey was conducted between 4 and 8 weeks after the initial patient appointment. Data were obtained for patient demographic information, appointment details and patient satisfaction with their appointment, including preference for subsequent appointments and open feedback.Results: Eighty-four remote consultations were identified and 51 (60.7%) patients completed the survey: 48 (94.1%) reported satisfaction with their remote consultation; 36 (70.5%) reported satisfaction for a subsequent remote consultation; and 33 (64.7%) patients reported they preferred being seen remotely rather than face-to-face. Qualitative data on patients’ thoughts about the service could be categorised into 4 themes: satisfaction with the interaction and service, conveniency, lack of clinical examination and satisfaction with the service given the current pandemic circumstances.Conclusion: This survey has shown that patients were satisfied with their remote consultation and the majority thought it was an acceptable method of consultation. This also allowed patients to continue being seen during a period of COVID-19 lockdown and reduce patient footfall through the hospital. Overall feedback indicated very high levels of patient satisfaction with this service.Keywords: COVID-19, ophthalmology, telemedicine, cornea
نوع الوثيقة: article
وصف الملف: electronic resource
اللغة: English
تدمد: 1177-5483
Relation: https://www.dovepress.com/patient-experience-survey-in-a-corneal-service-conducted-by-remote-con-peer-reviewed-fulltext-article-OPTH; https://doaj.org/toc/1177-5483
URL الوصول: https://doaj.org/article/fcd50facc70a4556bc9b71e3312088b3
رقم الانضمام: edsdoj.fcd50facc70a4556bc9b71e3312088b3
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