Technologies During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Teleconsultation in Care Management for Patients Undergoing Liver Transplant.
Transplant Proc
; 54(5): 1324-1328, 2022 Jun.
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-35810015
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
The aim of this study was to identify home care management strategies for patients undergoing liver transplant, through teleconsultation, during the COVID-19 pandemic for maintenance and improvements in treatment adherence.METHODS:
This was a qualitative, exploratory, and descriptive research study. Participants included patients who underwent liver transplant between 2020 and 2021. Through a semistructured script, data were analyzed according to the recommendations of content analysis and then simple statistics were applied.RESULTS:
Twenty-two people participated in the study. Two analysis categories were developed, which resulted in 7 strategies and 22 care actions. The care strategy with the highest adherence involved actions related to the prevention of COVID-19.CONCLUSIONS:
Teleconsultation is an excellent tool to manage and supervise post-liver transplant care of patients. Considering that teleconsultation has presented strategies and care actions, which were developed by the patients, the patients have a direct effect on treatment adherence despite pandemic impositions.
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Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Transplante de Fígado
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Consulta Remota
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COVID-19
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Serviços de Assistência Domiciliar
Tipo de estudo:
Guideline
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Qualitative_research
Limite:
Humans
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2022
Tipo de documento:
Article