Kidney transplants are becoming common surgical procedures with high success rates. Although many specializations have effectively employed telemedicine, the practice of kidney transplantation has lagged in its adoption. Aim: To evaluate effect of applying telemedicine follow-up versus scheduled clinic follow-up on renal-transplanted patients’ satisfaction. Design: quasi-experimental. Setting: The Menoufia University Hospital's Renal Surgeries follow-up outpatient clinic, Menoufia Governorate, Egypt. Subjects: A convenient sample of Forty-two adult renal-transplanted participants; half of them who underwent follow-up care via video and telephone calls interaction (telemedicine group) and the other half in scheduled follow-up clinic care (control group). Methods: patients who volunteered to participate were evaluated for patients’ satisfaction and healthcare use by employing; the Kidney Transplant Understanding Tool (K-TUT), Telemedicine Satisfaction Questionnaire, and Health Utilization Questionnaire. Results: There were 21 telemedicine participants that were confirmed and other 21 patients as the control group. The total average age (±SD) was 50 (±5.51) years for the telemedicine sample and 51 (±6.01) years for the control group, correspondingly. The two samples' levels of overall patients satisfaction were comparable (p =0.78). While telemedicine participants' satisfaction with social interactions and communication was comparable to that of clinic patient populations', they had much shorter commute (p< 0.0001) and waiting durations (p< 0.0001). 85.7% (18/21) of telemedicine participants choose to utilize the services again. Conclusion: Telemedicine use seemed to be a more convenient and affordable option than scheduling follow-up meetings. Telemedicine offers the potential to increase clinic efficiency, shorten patient wait durations, and lower expenses for those undergoing kidney transplants
El Doushy, E. (2023). Effect of Applying Telemedicine Follow-up versus Scheduled Clinic Follow-up on Renal-Transplanted Patients’ Satisfaction. International Egyptian Journal of Nursing Sciences and Research, (), -. doi: 10.21608/ejnsr.2023.218212.1304
MLA
Engy EE El Doushy. "Effect of Applying Telemedicine Follow-up versus Scheduled Clinic Follow-up on Renal-Transplanted Patients’ Satisfaction". International Egyptian Journal of Nursing Sciences and Research, , , 2023, -. doi: 10.21608/ejnsr.2023.218212.1304
HARVARD
El Doushy, E. (2023). 'Effect of Applying Telemedicine Follow-up versus Scheduled Clinic Follow-up on Renal-Transplanted Patients’ Satisfaction', International Egyptian Journal of Nursing Sciences and Research, (), pp. -. doi: 10.21608/ejnsr.2023.218212.1304
VANCOUVER
El Doushy, E. Effect of Applying Telemedicine Follow-up versus Scheduled Clinic Follow-up on Renal-Transplanted Patients’ Satisfaction. International Egyptian Journal of Nursing Sciences and Research, 2023; (): -. doi: 10.21608/ejnsr.2023.218212.1304