Patient and Physician Perceptions of Virtual Visits for Parkinson's Disease: A Qualitative Study

• Published in: Telemedicine journal and e-health Vol. 24; no. 4; p. 255
• Main Authors: Mammen, Jennifer R, Elson, Molly J, Java, James J, Beck, Christopher A, Beran, Denise B, Biglan, Kevin M, Boyd, Cynthia M, Schmidt, Peter N, Simone, Richard, Willis, Allison W, Dorsey, E Ray
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.04.2018
• Subjects: Aged; Female; Home Care Services - economics; Home Care Services - organization & administration; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Parkinson Disease - therapy; Patient Satisfaction; Perception; Physician-Patient Relations; Physicians - psychology; Qualitative Research; Quality of Health Care; Reproducibility of Results; Telemedicine - economics; Telemedicine - organization & administration; Transportation; Videoconferencing; telemedicine; technology; telehealth; teleneurology

Background and Introduction: Delivering care through telemedicine directly into the patient's home is increasingly feasible, valuable, and beneficial. However, qualitative data on how patients' and physicians' perceive these virtual house calls are lacking. We conducted a qualitative...