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[Patient satisfaction after mandibular orthosis fitting by teleconsultation]
1Service d'ORL et de chirurgie cervico-faciale, centre hospitalier de Valence, 159, boulevard du Maréchal-Juin, 26953 Valence, France.
Introduction:
Since the COVID-19 crisis, we have all had to apply telemedicine. As an example, we offered patients teleconsultations for titration of their mandibular advancement device for sleep apnea. The main objective of this study was to determine patient satisfaction with this new method of consultation.
Methods:
A cross-sectional survey using a satisfaction questionnaire was carried out in patients having been given an appliance adjustment teleconsultation by our establishment between March 2020 and February 2021.
Results:
Adjustment of their orthosis by telemedicine was systematically proposed to seventy-five patients, of whom seventeen accepted (22.7%), with a mean age of 52.3 years. The consultations were short (mean duration: 5min), and more than a third were carried out at the patient's workplace; by and large, they were considered highly satisfactory (mean score 4.3/5).
Conclusion:
Although appliance adjustment by teleconsultation was not overwhelmingly accepted when offered, it gave great satisfaction after performance. This type of consultation is both technologically and administratively easy to organize, and it can be proposed as a supplementary service, suitable for all ages.
