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http://hdl.handle.net/1843/79910| Type: | Artigo de Periódico |
| Title: | Synchronous teleconsultation and monitoring service targeting COVID-19: leveraging insights for post-pandemic healthcare |
| Authors: | Milena Soriano Marcolino Magda César Raposo Zilma Silveira Nogueira Reis Maria Cristina Paixão Leonardo Bonisson Ribeiro Gustavo Machado Rocha Clareci Silva Cardoso Antonio Luiz Pinho Ribeiro Clara Sousa Diniz Bruno Azevedo Chagas Mayara Santos Mendes Raquel Oliveira Prates Adriana Silvina Pagano Maria Beatriz Moreira Alkmim Clara Rodrigues Alves Oliveira Isabela Nascimento Borges Thiago Castro Ferreira |
| Abstract: | Background: Although a great number of teleconsultation services have been developed during the COVID-19 pandemic, studies assessing usability and health care provider satisfaction are still incipient. Objective: This study aimed to describe the development, implementation, and expansion of a synchronous teleconsultation service targeting patients with symptoms of COVID-19 in Brazil, as well as to assess its usability and health care professionals’ satisfaction. Methods: This mixed methods study was developed in 5 phases: (1) the identification of components, technical and functional requirements, and system architecture; (2) system and user interface development and validation; (3) pilot-testing in the city of Divinópolis; (4) expansion in the cities of Divinópolis, Teófilo Otoni, and Belo Horizonte for Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais faculty and students; and (5) usability and satisfaction assessment, using Likert-scale and open-ended questions. Results: During pilot development, problems contacting users were solved by introducing standardized SMS text messages, which were sent to users to obtain their feedback and keep track of them. Until April 2022, the expanded system served 31,966 patients in 146,158 teleconsultations. Teleconsultations were initiated through chatbot in 27.7% (40,486/146,158) of cases. Teleconsultation efficiency per city was 93.7% (13,317/14,212) in Teófilo Otoni, 92.4% (11,747/12,713) in Divinópolis, and 98.8% (4981/5041) in Belo Horizonte (university campus), thus avoiding in-person assistance for a great majority of patients. In total, 50 (83%) out of 60 health care professionals assessed the system’s usability as satisfactory, despite a few system instability problems. Conclusions: The system provided updated information about COVID-19 and enabled remote care for thousands of patients, which evidenced the critical role of telemedicine in expanding emergency services capacity during the pandemic. The dynamic nature of the current pandemic required fast planning, implementation, development, and updates in the system. Usability and satisfaction assessment was key to identifying areas for improvement. The experience reported here is expected to inform telemedicine strategies to be implemented in a postpandemic scenario. |
| Subject: | COVID-19 (Doença) Saúde Pública Consulta médica Distanciamento social (Saúde pública) |
| language: | eng |
| metadata.dc.publisher.country: | Brasil |
| Publisher: | Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais |
| Publisher Initials: | UFMG |
| metadata.dc.publisher.department: | ICX - DEPARTAMENTO DE CIÊNCIA DA COMPUTAÇÃO MED - DEPARTAMENTO DE CLÍNICA MÉDICA MED - DEPARTAMENTO DE GINECOLOGIA OBSTETRÍCIA |
| Rights: | Acesso Aberto |
| metadata.dc.identifier.doi: | doi: 10.2196/37591 |
| URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/1843/79910 |
| Issue Date: | 22-Dec-2022 |
| metadata.dc.url.externa: | https://medinform.jmir.org/2022/12/e37591/ |
| metadata.dc.relation.ispartof: | JMIR Medical Informatics |
| Appears in Collections: | Artigo de Periódico |
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