Perceptions of patients, caregivers, and healthcare professionals toward telemedicine use for cognitive and movement disorders in the Aegean Islands, Greece : a pilot study of the SI4CARE European project

Angelopoulou, Efthalia (avtor), Kontaxopoulou, Dionysia (avtor), Fragkiadaki, Stella (avtor), Stanitsa, Evangelia (avtor), Pavlou, Dimosthenis (avtor), Papatriantafyllou, John (avtor), Koros, Christos (avtor), Dimovski, Vlado (avtor), Šemrov, Darja (avtor), Papageorgiou, Sokratis G. (avtor)

Background: Patients with neurodegenerative diseases who live in remote areas often have limited access to specialized healthcare, and telemedicine represents a useful solution. The aim of this study was to investigate the perceptions toward the use of a specialized-tertiary telemedicine service of patients with cognitive and movement disorders, caregivers, and local healthcare professionals (HPs) in the Aegean Islands. Methods: Data were derived from the "Specialized Outpatient Clinic of Memory, Dementia and Parkinson’s disease through the National Telemedicine Network", March 2021 March 2023. The survey included 10 questions (5-point Likert scale). Results: We received 64 questionnaires (25 patients, 18 caregivers, 21 HPs). Most participants positively perceived all aspects of telemedicine, including comfort (mean ± standard deviation: patients 4.5 ± 0.9, caregivers: 4.8 ± 0.5, HPs: 4.6 ± 0.7), access to specialized care (4.7 ± 0.6, 4.7 ± 0.5, 4.9 ± 0.4), number of transportations (4.6 ± 0.8, 4.6 ± 0.9, 4.8 ± 0.5), adequacy of follow-up (4.6 ± 0.7, 4.4 ± 0.8, 4.2 ± 0.7), future telemedicine selection (4.8 ± 0.4, 4.8 ± 0.4, 4.6 ± 0.6), perceived reliable medical assessment (4.7 ± 0.5, 4.6 ± 0.6, 4.3 ± 0.6), information delivery (4.7 ± 0.6, 4.6 ± 0.5, 4.4 ± 0.9), health status improvement (4.6 ± 0.7, 4.6 ± 0.6, 4.0 ± 0.7), cost (4.6 ± 1, 4.6 ± 1, 5.0 ± 0.2), and general satisfaction (4.8 ± 0.4, 4.7 ± 0.5, 4.5 ± 0.6). The commonest recommendations were more frequent visits, medical specialties, and dissemination of information. Conclusions: The positive perception of participants highlights the value of telemedicine for specialized healthcare for neurodegenerative disorders, especially in remote areas.

• Jezik: Angleški jezik
• Ključne besede: telemedicine, teleneurology, Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease, dementia, cognitive impairment, movement disorders, telehealth, telecare
• Vrsta gradiva: Članek v reviji
• Tipologija: 1.01 - Izvirni znanstveni članek
• Organizacija: EF - Ekonomska fakulteta
• Status publikacije: Objavljeno
• Različica publikacije: Objavljena publikacija
• Leto izida: 2024
• Št. strani: 21 str.
• Številčenje: Vol. 9, iss. 1, article no. 3
• PID: 20.500.12556/RUL-167421
• UDK: 614
• ISSN pri članku: 2308-3417
• DOI: 10.3390/geriatrics9010003
• COBISS.SI-ID: 179655171
• Datum objave v RUL: 20.02.2025

Gradivo je del revije

• Naslov: Geriatrics
• Skrajšan naslov: Geriatrics
• Založnik: MDPI
• ISSN: 2308-3417
• COBISS.SI-ID: 526109977

Licence

• Licenca: CC BY 4.0, Creative Commons Priznanje avtorstva 4.0 Mednarodna
• Povezava: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/deed.sl
• Opis: To je standardna licenca Creative Commons, ki daje uporabnikom največ možnosti za nadaljnjo uporabo dela, pri čemer morajo navesti avtorja.

Sekundarni jezik

• Jezik: Slovenski jezik
• Ključne besede: odzivi zdravstvenega sistema, pandemija, izzivi zdravstvenega sistema, dostopnost, Grčija, zdravstveno varstvo, telemedicina

Projekti

• Financer: EC - European Commission
• Številka projekta: --
• Naslov: Interreg ADRION Program funded under the European Regional Development Fund