Larsen Simon B, Clemensen Jane, Ejskjaer Niels
Centre for Pervasive Healthcare, University of Aarhus, Aarhus N, Denmark.
J Telemed Telecare. 2006;12(7):358-62. doi: 10.1258/135763306778682323.
We tested the feasibility of Universal Mobile Telephone System (UMTS) mobile phones for video consultations in the home. Five patients with diabetic foot ulcers were included in the study. Each of them was offered three video consultations instead of visits to the hospital outpatient clinic. The consultations took from 5 to 18 min. In all 15 consultations, the hospital experts were able to assess the ulcer in cooperation with the visiting nurse and to decide on the treatment. However, technical problems sometimes made it difficult for them. Connectivity problems occurred in seven of the 15 consultations. Also, the audio signal was rather unstable at times. In all situations except one, however, the clinicians were able to reach a decision that the expert felt confident about, and after all consultations the atmosphere and participants' attitudes were very positive.
我们测试了通用移动电话系统（UMTS）手机用于家庭视频会诊的可行性。该研究纳入了5名患有糖尿病足溃疡的患者。为他们每人提供了3次视频会诊，以替代前往医院门诊就诊。会诊时长为5至18分钟。在总共15次会诊中，医院专家能够与上门护士合作评估溃疡情况并决定治疗方案。然而，技术问题有时会给他们带来困难。15次会诊中有7次出现了连接问题。此外，音频信号有时也相当不稳定。不过，除了一次情况外，在所有情况下临床医生都能够做出专家认为有把握的决定，并且在所有会诊结束后，气氛和参与者的态度都非常积极。
