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Teleburn: Designing A Telemedicine Application to Improve Burn Treatment
Farhang Hosseini1, Haleh Ayatollahi2, Seyed Hamid Salehi3
1Department of Health Information Management, School of Health Management and Information Sciences, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
The Open Medical Informatics Journal
|October 6, 2018
Summary
A new teleburn system was developed to improve burn patient care by connecting general practitioners and nurses with specialists. Clinicians found the system user-friendly, enhancing timely access to expert advice for better treatment outcomes.
Area of Science:
- Medical Informatics
- Burn Care Technology
- Digital Health
Background:
- Rising burn injury rates necessitate improved access to specialized medical advice.
- Limited availability of specialized burn treatment centers poses challenges for timely patient care.
Purpose of the Study:
- To design and implement a teleburn system for enhanced quality of care for burn patients.
- To assess the usability and clinician satisfaction with the novel teleburn system.
Main Methods:
- Information needs assessment conducted via questionnaires with specialists, general practitioners, and nurses.
- A web-based teleburn system prototype was developed based on needs assessment findings.
- Usability evaluation of the teleburn system was performed with healthcare professionals.
Main Results:
- The teleburn system facilitated 28 successful remote burn consultations.
- Usability testing indicated positive reception, with most participants rating the system favorably.
- Mean usability scores were high: 8.4±0.46 for specialists, 7.7±0.39 for general practitioners, and 7.5±0.51 for nurses.
Conclusions:
- The teleburn system, a first in the country, demonstrated clinician satisfaction and potential for improving burn patient treatment.
- The system enables timely specialist consultations for general practitioners and nurses, enhancing patient care.
- Further research is recommended to validate the teleburn system's effectiveness in real-world clinical settings.
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