A Cross Sectional Study On Limitations And Problems In Telemedicine Services During Covid-19 Pandemic In Eluru District Of Andhra Pradesh State, India
Meghana Bhupathi
, Anjali Mediboina , Naidana Partha Sarathy
Telemedicine, Problems, Limitations, COVID-19
Background : Telehealth is defined as synchronous or asynchronous consultation using information and Communication technologies such as telephone, video conferencing, or secure messaging to overcome geographical and functional distance. In the current pandemic scenario, telemedicine can supplement health-care delivery in the absence of in-person visit. There are many advantages of telemedicine services as well as challenges and limitations. As there has been a dearth in studies assessing challenges, our study aimed to identify limitations and problems of telemedicine services faced by population. Methods : A community based Cross Sectional Study conducted in Eluru district was conducted. Study design is retrospective observational type. A total of 390 patients who used telemedicine services atleast once during COVID pandemic were considered by multistage random sampling technique and study was done for a period of 2 months. IEC clearance was obtained. Statistical analysis: Collected data was entered in Microsoft Excel SPSS trial version-23 Results : Among study subjects, majority of them faced problems like follow ups, technical difficulties while utilizing telemedicine services. Lack of physical examination, dissatisfaction of patient were found to be major limitations in this study. Conclusion : Majority of study subjects were in age group of 30-40 years and majority of participants were females. Few Illiterates and study subjects of lower economic status utilized telehealth as majority of them did not know how to operate telemedicine services and due to weak internet accessibility.
"A Cross Sectional Study On Limitations And Problems In Telemedicine Services During Covid-19 Pandemic In Eluru District Of Andhra Pradesh State, India ", IJSDR - International Journal of Scientific Development and Research (www.IJSDR.org), ISSN:2455-2631, Vol.7, Issue 12, page no.104 - 108, December-2022, Available :https://ijsdr.org/papers/IJSDR2212017.pdf
Volume 7
Issue 12,
December-2022
Pages : 104 - 108
Paper Reg. ID: IJSDR_202871
Published Paper Id: IJSDR2212017
Downloads: 000347247
Research Area: Medical Science
Country: guntur, Andhra Pradesh, India
DOI: http://doi.one/10.1729/Journal.36198
ISSN: 2455-2631 | IMPACT FACTOR: 9.15 Calculated By Google Scholar | ESTD YEAR: 2016
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