在使用远程检查设备一年后,复杂护理儿科的医疗保健利用率下降
Anna Jane Sibilia1,2,3, Scott R Callahan1,2,4, Kathleen Pulda2,5
1Department of Pediatrics, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA.
概括
远程医疗远程检查设备减少了医疗复杂性的儿童的医疗保健利用率. 需要进一步的研究来解决用户和非用户之间观察到的社会经济和人口差异.
科学领域:
- 儿科 儿科 儿科
- 医疗保健服务研究 医疗服务研究
- 医疗技术 医疗技术 医学技术
背景情况:
- 患有医疗复杂性的儿童代表着一个日益增长的患者群体,对医疗保健的需求很高.
- 远程医疗为方便及时的护理提供了潜在的解决方案,减少了运输负担和急诊室访问.
- 这项研究调查了远程检查远程医疗设备对儿科综合护理中心医疗保健利用的影响.
研究的目的:
- 评估远程检查远程医疗设备对医疗复杂儿科患者医疗保健利用的影响.
- 为了比较带有远程医疗设备和没有远程医疗设备的患者之间的医疗保健使用情况.
- 确定影响设备采用和结果的人口和社会经济因素.
主要方法:
- 一个单一的中心,非随机的回顾性观察性研究.
- 对比医疗保健利用1年后的设备获得与2年和1年之前的273名患者 (案例).
- 在相似的时间范围内,与204名没有设备的对照患者进行了病例比较,分析了人口统计学方面的差异.
主要成果:
- 使用远程检查设备的患者显示,与对照组相比,医疗保健利用率显著下降,以及他们自己在设备使用前的使用率 (p < 0.001).
- 设备用户更有可能是白人,说英语,居住在社会经济地位较高的社区.
- 在设备用户和非用户之间注意到了显著的社会经济和人口统计差异.
结论:
- 远程医疗远程检查设备与医疗复杂性的儿童的医疗保健利用率降低有关.
- 观察到用户和非用户群体之间的社会经济地位和人口统计学差异可能会影响这些发现.
- 需要进一步调查,以了解和减轻与社会经济和人口因素有关的潜在偏见,以了解远程医疗的采用和结果.
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