Comprehending Telemedicine: An Online Survey amidst COVID-19 Pandemic

JOURNAL TITLE: Journal of South Asian Federation of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Author
1. Boentika Singh
2. Akhil P Singh
3. Prabhat K Agrawal
4. Ashish Gautam
ISSN
0974-8938
DOI
10.5005/jp-journals-10006-1832
Volume
12
Issue
6
Publishing Year
2020
Pages
3
Author Affiliations
    1. PG Department of Medicine, SN Medical College, Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India
    1. Department of ENT, SN Medical College, Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India
    1. SN Medical College, Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India
    1. PG Department of Medicine, SN Medical College, Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India
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    Abstract

    Introduction: In pre-COVID era, telemedicine was not widely accepted for patient care and management. In COVID-19 pandemic, due to strict social distancing and various government guidelines laid down for patient management and care, it has been widely accepted. Methods: We did an online survey from June 20 to July 20, 2020, to find out acceptance and knowledge of telemedicine among clinicians of India for patient care. Results: Earlier only 11% of clinicians were using telemedicine, due to strict social distancing there has been a surge; now 57% of clinicians have accepted it. Analytical data also showed that after this pandemic 69% of clinicians will still continue to use telemedicine. Discussion: With telemedicine we can easily solve complaints of patients in outdoor department and quarantine center, as well as provide psychological counseling of COVID-19 and non-COVID-19 patients.

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