Digitalisation can help boost the treatment outcomes of patients with heart failure, a condition that affects over 60 million people worldwide, a new study shows.
Researchers from five
Dutch hospitals discovered that digital consultations enhanced care while
preserving patient satisfaction.
Almost all patients
became digital consults during the Covid-19 pandemic, which while functioning
well also raised some difficulties.
The team split 150
patients into two groups. One used the digital consultation approach, while the
other took a more conventional approach to care.
The number of patients
who had achieved the ideal drug combination was then determined by the
researchers after 12 weeks. In the end, only 7 per cent of participants in the
traditional care package obtained the ideal mix, compared to 28 per cent of
those undergoing digital consults.
Mark Schuuring, a
cardiologist at Medical Spectrum Twente, Netherlands said the study assessed
the quality of care by contrasting the physician's method during the online
consultation with the most recent recommendations.
They looked into how
patients and physicians exchange digital data and gave them both more
information.
Such programmes, which
encourage medical professionals to treat patients under the most recent
worldwide criteria, are widely utilised in the corporate sector, but are not
yet typical in the care industry, Schurring said.
In addition, the
researchers also examined a number of the frequently voiced issues with the
usage of digital consultations and discovered no variations in the amount of
time spent, the satisfaction levels, or most importantly, the patient's quality
of life.
This study demonstrates
that digital consultations are beneficial to both parties, the patient's care
was enhanced and their experience was not negatively impacted in any manner. It
may also have applications well beyond heart failure.
The findings were
concurrently presented at the European Society of Cardiology's annual
conference and published in Nature Medicine.
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