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T1 Global Perspective on Telemedicine for Parkinson’s Disease
A1 Shalash, Ali
A1 Spindler, Meredith
A1 Cubo Delgado, Esther
K1 Telemedicine
K1 Telehealth
K1 Movement disorders
K1 Parkinson’s disease
K1 Sistema nervioso-Enfermedades
K1 Nervous system-Diseases
K1 Medicina
K1 Medicine
K1 Neurología
K1 Neurology
AB Telemedicine programs are particularly suited to evaluating patients with Parkinson’s disease (PD) and other movement disorders, primarily because much of the physical exam findings are visual. Telemedicine uses information and communication technologies to overcome geographical barriers and increase access to healthcare service. It is particularly beneficial for rural and underserved communities, groups that traditionally suffer from lack of access to healthcare. There is a growing evidence of the feasibility of telemedicine, cost and time savings, patients’ and physicians’ satisfaction, and its outcome and impact on patients’ morbidity and quality of life. In addition, given the unusual current situation with the COVID-19 pandemic, telemedicine has offered the opportunity to address the ongoing healthcare needs of patients with PD, to reduce in-person clinic visits, and human exposures (among healthcare workers and patients) to a range of infectious diseases including COVID-19. However, there are still several challenges to widespread implementation of telemedicine including the limited performance of parts of the neurological exam, limited technological savvy, fear of loss of a personal connection, or uneasiness about communicating sensitive information. On the other hand, while we are facing the new wave of COVID-19 pandemic, patients and clinicians are gaining increasing experience with telemedicine, facilitating equity of access to specialized multidisciplinary care for PD. This article summarizes and reviews the current state and future directions of telemedicine from a global perspective.
PB IOS Press
SN 1877-7171
YR 2021
FD 2021-07
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10259/8810
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10259/8810
LA eng
NO Revisión
DS Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Burgos
RD 09-may-2024