Surgical Telemedicine in the COVID-19 Pandemic Era
Overview
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Intervention
- Not specified
- Conditions
- COVID
- Sponsor
- University of Colorado, Denver
- Enrollment
- 180
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- Evaluate surgeon perceptions to telemedicine and perceived barriers to implementation
- Status
- Completed
- Last Updated
- 5 years ago
Overview
Brief Summary
The current COVID-19 pandemic has caused delays in initial or follow-up encounters between surgical patients and physicians. While this delay allows for resource allocation to those most severely affected by the pandemic, surgeons are faced with potential important delays in diagnosis and the expanding backlog of elective cases and initial evaluations.
This project will assess surgeon and patient telemedicine perspectives. Pre-pandemic views on telemedicine among a cohort of surgeons will be obtained and compared to views at 3 months from the peak of the pandemic. Patients will be surveyed following telemedicine appointments with an anonymous questionnaire to learn about patient receptiveness to telemedicine. Barriers to implementation will be addressed throughout the duration of the study.
Investigators
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- Not provided
Exclusion Criteria
- Not provided
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Evaluate surgeon perceptions to telemedicine and perceived barriers to implementation
Time Frame: 6 months
Surgeons will take an anonymous survey early after the start of the study regarding perceptions to telemedicine and perceived barriers to implementation. Surgeons will be asked again after 3 months from the peak of the pandemic to take another survey to assess how the pandemic has changed perceptions to telemedicine and the observed barriers to implementation.
Evaluate patient perceptions to telemedicine and perceived barriers to implementation
Time Frame: 6 months
Patients will take an optional anonymous survey at the end of each telemedicine encounter to assess patient perceptions to telemedicine and barriers to implementation.