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The value of telephone consultations during COVID-19 pandemic. An observational study.
Martos-Pérez, F; Martín-Escalante, M D; Olalla-Sierra, J; Prada-Pardal, J L; García-de-Lucas, M D; González-Vega, R; Jiménez-Puente, A; García-Alegría, J.
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  • Martos-Pérez F; Department of Internal Medicine, Hospital Costa del Sol, Autovía A-7 Km 187, 29603 Marbella, Spain.
  • Martín-Escalante MD; Department of Internal Medicine, Hospital Costa del Sol, Autovía A-7 Km 187, 29603 Marbella, Spain.
  • Olalla-Sierra J; Department of Internal Medicine, Hospital Costa del Sol, Autovía A-7 Km 187, 29603 Marbella, Spain.
  • Prada-Pardal JL; Department of Internal Medicine, Hospital Costa del Sol, Autovía A-7 Km 187, 29603 Marbella, Spain.
  • García-de-Lucas MD; Department of Internal Medicine, Hospital Costa del Sol, Autovía A-7 Km 187, 29603 Marbella, Spain.
  • González-Vega R; Department of Internal Medicine, Hospital Costa del Sol, Autovía A-7 Km 187, 29603 Marbella, Spain.
  • Jiménez-Puente A; Evaluation Department, Hospital Costa del Sol, Autovía A-7 Km 187, 29603 Marbella, Spain.
  • García-Alegría J; Department of Internal Medicine, Hospital Costa del Sol, Autovía A-7 Km 187, 29603 Marbella, Spain.
QJM ; 114(10): 715-720, 2021 Dec 20.
Article en En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-33533911
BACKGROUND: Many Spanish hospitals converted scheduled in-person visits to telephone visits during the COVID-19 lockdown. There is scarce information about the performance of those visits. AIM: To compare telephone visits during the COVID-19 lockdown period with previous in-person visits. DESIGN: Retrospective descriptive study. METHODS: Telephone visits from 15 March to 31 May 2020 were compared with in-person visits during the same period in 2019. MAIN MEASURES: The proportions of both groups were compared in term of failure to contact patient, requested diagnostic tests/referrals, discharges, admissions and emergency visits within 30-60 days. A sample of patients, and all participating physicians completed surveys. Z-score test was used (statistical significance P<0.05). RESULTS: A total of 5602 telephone visits were conducted. In comparison to in-person visits, telephone visits showed higher rates of visit compliance (95.9% vs. 85.2%, P<0.001) and discharges (22.12% vs. 11.82%; P<0.001), and lower number of ancillary tests and referrals. During the 30- and 60-day periods following the telephone visit, a reduction of 52% and 47% in the combined number of emergency department visits and hospital admissions was observed compared to in-person visits (P<0.01). Of the 120 patients surveyed, 95% were satisfied/very satisfied with the telephone visits. Of the 26 physicians, 84.6% considered telephone visits were useful to prioritize patients. CONCLUSIONS: During health emergencies, previously scheduled outpatient in-person visits can be converted to telephone visits, reducing absenteeism, increasing the rate of discharges and reducing ancillary tests and referrals without increasing the rate of hospital admissions or emergency department visits.
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: COVID-19 Tipo de estudio: Observational_studies Límite: Humans Idioma: En Revista: QJM Asunto de la revista: MEDICINA Año: 2021 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: España Pais de publicación: Reino Unido
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: COVID-19 Tipo de estudio: Observational_studies Límite: Humans Idioma: En Revista: QJM Asunto de la revista: MEDICINA Año: 2021 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: España Pais de publicación: Reino Unido