在泰国的三级,专科和二级医院使用远程医疗
Piyada Gaewkhiew1,2, Nitichen Kittiratchakool1, Chotika Suwanpanich1
1Health Intervention and Technology Assessment Program (HITAP), Nonthaburi, Thailand.
Telemedicine reports
|August 15, 2024
概括
在泰国,从2020年到2023年,远程医疗的使用量增加了,特别是在25-59岁的女性中. 这一趋势凸显了在后COVID-19时代数字卫生服务日益重要.
科学领域:
- 医疗信息学 医疗信息学
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 数字健康数字健康
背景情况:
- 在泰国,COVID-19大流行加速了医疗保健服务的远程医疗采用.
- 制定了官方指南,以规范各种医疗保健组织的远程医疗实践.
研究的目的:
- 分析从2020年到2023年在选定的泰国医院的远程医疗利用趋势.
- 确定使用远程医疗服务的患者的人口特征.
主要方法:
- 从四家医院 (两家三级,一家二级,一家专科) 收集的数据进行了回顾性分析.
- 数据包括患者人口统计,服务日期,位置和诊断 (ICD-10).
- 使用R和STATA软件进行的描述性分析.
主要成果:
- 所有医院在2020年至2023年期间都观察到远程医疗使用的增加.
- 远程医疗的使用者主要是女性 (>65%),除了在专门医院 (44%).
- 25-59岁的成年人显示,远程医疗的使用率较高;远程医疗实施后门诊病房访问量显著增加 (p < 0.001).
结论:
- 泰国的远程医疗利用受到COVID-19大流行及其后果的影响.
- 结果可以为国家健康监测和评估政策提供信息.
- 建议对远程医疗的长期趋势,有效性和患者满意度进行进一步的研究.
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