Venkatesh Rajitha D, Hiremath Girish, Dai Xiangfeng, Anderson Chelsea, Kodroff Ellyn, Strobel Mary J, Zicarelli Amy, Gray Sarah, Cordell Amanda, Dellon Evan S, Jensen Elizabeth T
Department of Gastroenterology & Hepatology & Nutrition, Nationwide Children's Hospital, and Department of Pediatrics, The Ohio State University College of Medicine, 700 Children's Drive, Columbus, OH 43205, USA.
Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition, Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, 2200 Children's Way, Nashville, TN 37232, USA.
Dis Esophagus. 2025 Jul 3;38(4). doi: 10.1093/dote/doaf059.
Telehealth remains understudied in patients with eosinophilic esophagitis and eosinophilic gastrointestinal diseases (EGIDs), yet may serve as an important tool for increasing access to providers with EGID-specific expertise. The online patient-centered research network, EGID Partners, provided insight into EGID-related telehealth utilization. Respondents reported that telehealth visits offered the ability to spend adequate time with their healthcare provider and communicate just as effectively as an in-person visit, while also incurring lower travel-related costs and less missed work or school. Here, we provide lessons learned that telehealth can be an effective, acceptable, and feasible method of delivering care to EGID patients.
远程医疗在嗜酸性食管炎和嗜酸性胃肠道疾病(EGIDs)患者中的研究仍较少,但它可能是增加患者获得具有EGID专业知识的医疗服务提供者的重要工具。以患者为中心的在线研究网络EGID Partners提供了关于EGID相关远程医疗利用情况的见解。受访者报告称,远程医疗就诊能够让他们有足够的时间与医疗服务提供者交流,沟通效果与面对面就诊一样好,同时还能降低与出行相关的成本,减少工作或学业的缺勤。在此,我们分享经验教训,即远程医疗可以成为为EGID患者提供护理的有效、可接受且可行的方法。