H J Audebert1, V Tietz, S Boy, P Pilz, R L Haberl, J Schenkel. 1. Integriertes Forschungs- und Behandlungszentrum Center of Stroke Research, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Campus Benjamin Franklin, Hindenburgdamm 30, 12200, Berlin, Deutschland. Heinrich.audebert@charite.de
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Telemedicine is increasingly used for acute stroke care, making neurological expertise available in nonspecialized hospitals. There are few data about telemedicine's acceptance by either medical staff or patients at treating hospitals. METHODS: Telemedicine's acceptance was evaluated in the Telemedical Project for Integrative Stroke Care (TEMPIS), a network of two stroke centers and 12 community hospitals in the German state of Bavaria; the grading of teleconsultation regarding video and audio quality, time consumption, and medical relevance was assessed in two periods, 2004 and 2007. Overall satisfaction with in-hospital treatment was compared between patients in telemedically-linked hospitals with specialized stroke care and patients treated in conventional community hospitals. With regard to sufficient follow-up rates, ratings were restricted to patients living at home without severe disability at 3 months after stroke. A second evaluation analyzed how the parameter "Telemedical assessment of patient" (36% of patients in TEMPIS hospitals) affected overall satisfaction. RESULTS: Respectively, 140 and 127 uses of telemedicine were assessed in the two evaluation periods. Video quality, time consumption, and medical relevance were graded "excellent" by over 50% in both periods. Audio quality was rated "excellent" by only 22% in the first period but 69% in the second. Excellent overall satisfaction was expressed significantly more frequently by patients at TEMPIS hospitals (total number 1044) than by those at control hospitals (total number 484; 56% vs 47% respectively, P<0.01). Patient consultation via telemedicine per se did not correlate with modified grading. CONCLUSIONS: Acceptance of telemedicine in acute stroke care was high and stable over a long period. This study suggests improved overall satisfaction with treatment in hospitals offering specialized care and linked via telemedicine. Clinical assessment via telemedicine had no major effect on satisfaction.
BACKGROUND: Telemedicine is increasingly used for acute stroke care, making neurological expertise available in nonspecialized hospitals. There are few data about telemedicine's acceptance by either medical staff or patients at treating hospitals. METHODS: Telemedicine's acceptance was evaluated in the Telemedical Project for Integrative Stroke Care (TEMPIS), a network of two stroke centers and 12 community hospitals in the German state of Bavaria; the grading of teleconsultation regarding video and audio quality, time consumption, and medical relevance was assessed in two periods, 2004 and 2007. Overall satisfaction with in-hospital treatment was compared between patients in telemedically-linked hospitals with specialized stroke care and patients treated in conventional community hospitals. With regard to sufficient follow-up rates, ratings were restricted to patients living at home without severe disability at 3 months after stroke. A second evaluation analyzed how the parameter "Telemedical assessment of patient" (36% of patients in TEMPIS hospitals) affected overall satisfaction. RESULTS: Respectively, 140 and 127 uses of telemedicine were assessed in the two evaluation periods. Video quality, time consumption, and medical relevance were graded "excellent" by over 50% in both periods. Audio quality was rated "excellent" by only 22% in the first period but 69% in the second. Excellent overall satisfaction was expressed significantly more frequently by patients at TEMPIS hospitals (total number 1044) than by those at control hospitals (total number 484; 56% vs 47% respectively, P<0.01). Patient consultation via telemedicine per se did not correlate with modified grading. CONCLUSIONS: Acceptance of telemedicine in acute stroke care was high and stable over a long period. This study suggests improved overall satisfaction with treatment in hospitals offering specialized care and linked via telemedicine. Clinical assessment via telemedicine had no major effect on satisfaction.
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