Leggett P, Graham L, Steele K, Gilliland A, Stevenson M, O'Reilly D, Wootton R, Taggart A
Department of General Practice, Queen's University of Belfast.
Br J Gen Pract. 2001 Sep;51(470):746-8.
This study examines the diagnostic accuracy and acceptability of telemedicine in the field of rheumatology. One hundred patients had a telephone and televisual consultation and the results were compared with a face-to-face consultation. While the telephone consultations were often unsatisfactory, the televisual consultations were highly accurate (97%) and acceptable to patients, general practitioners, and specialists.
本研究考察了远程医疗在风湿病领域的诊断准确性和可接受性。100名患者进行了电话和视频会诊,并将结果与面对面会诊进行了比较。虽然电话会诊往往不尽人意,但视频会诊的准确性很高(97%),患者、全科医生和专科医生都能接受。