Telepresence Robots at the Urology and Emergency Department: A Pilot Study Assessing Patients' and Healthcare Workers' Satisfaction

IF 3.1 Q2 HEALTH CARE SCIENCES & SERVICES
J. Laigaard, T. Fredskild, G. Fojecki
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Abstract

COVID-19 intensified interest in telemedicine, yet no study has evaluated the use of a telepresence robot on unselected urological patients. Therefore, we performed a survey study of patients, bedside caregivers and urologists, investigating the satisfaction and applicability of a telepresence robot (Beam Pro, Suitable Technologies, USA) at the urology ward and emergency department. The primary outcome was the number of patient encounters solved without the urologist's physical presence. Between March 2021 and May 2021, patients, caregivers, and urologists filled in 42, 35, and 54 questionnaires, respectively. Most patients were male (79%), with a mean age of 64 (SD ± 17). Two of the department's ten urologists participated. The urologists responded that physical examination was required in 7 (13%) encounters. The caregivers would have preferred the urologist physically present in 11 (31%) cases. Most patients (71%) “agreed” or “strongly agreed” that they were willing to be attended by a telepresence robot at future evaluations and generally, patients gave high satisfaction scores. Though implementation among the department's urologists was a major challenge, participating urologists reported that physical presence could be avoided in 87% of the patient encounters. Studies of patient-reported outcome measures comparing telemedical and physical patient encounters are needed.
远程呈现机器人在泌尿外科和急诊科:一项评估患者和医护人员满意度的试点研究
COVID-19加剧了人们对远程医疗的兴趣,但没有研究评估远程呈现机器人在未选择的泌尿科患者中的使用。因此,我们对患者、床边护理人员和泌尿科医生进行了一项调查研究,调查远程呈现机器人(Beam Pro, Suitable Technologies, USA)在泌尿科病房和急诊科的满意度和适用性。主要结果是在没有泌尿科医生在场的情况下解决了患者就诊的次数。在2021年3月至2021年5月期间,患者、护理人员和泌尿科医生分别填写了42,35和54份问卷。大多数患者为男性(79%),平均年龄64岁(SD±17)。该科10名泌尿科医生中有2名参与了调查。泌尿科医生回答有7例(13%)就诊需要体格检查。在11例(31%)病例中,护理人员更希望泌尿科医生在场。大多数患者(71%)“同意”或“强烈同意”,他们愿意在未来的评估中由远程呈现机器人参与,总体而言,患者给出了很高的满意度分数。尽管在科室的泌尿科医生中实施是一个主要的挑战,但参与调查的泌尿科医生报告说,87%的患者可以避免身体接触。需要对患者报告的比较远程医疗和实际患者接触的结果进行研究。
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来源期刊
CiteScore
6.90
自引率
2.30%
发文量
19
审稿时长
12 weeks
期刊介绍: The overall aim of the International Journal of Telemedicine and Applications is to bring together science and applications of medical practice and medical care at a distance as well as their supporting technologies such as, computing, communications, and networking technologies with emphasis on telemedicine techniques and telemedicine applications. It is directed at practicing engineers, academic researchers, as well as doctors, nurses, etc. Telemedicine is an information technology that enables doctors to perform medical consultations, diagnoses, and treatments, as well as medical education, away from patients. For example, doctors can remotely examine patients via remote viewing monitors and sound devices, and/or sampling physiological data using telecommunication. Telemedicine technology is applied to areas of emergency healthcare, videoconsulting, telecardiology, telepathology, teledermatology, teleophthalmology, teleoncology, telepsychiatry, teledentistry, etc. International Journal of Telemedicine and Applications will highlight the continued growth and new challenges in telemedicine, applications, and their supporting technologies, for both application development and basic research. Papers should emphasize original results or case studies relating to the theory and/or applications of telemedicine. Tutorial papers, especially those emphasizing multidisciplinary views of telemedicine, are also welcome. International Journal of Telemedicine and Applications employs a paperless, electronic submission and evaluation system to promote a rapid turnaround in the peer-review process.
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