Medscape November 29, 2023
TOPLINE:
Patients report higher satisfaction with in-person rheumatology visits over telemedicine appointments, according to new research.
METHODOLOGY:
Investigators recruited established patients at rheumatology clinics at two tertiary medical centers (the University of Alabama at Birmingham and the University of California, San Francisco) from August 2021 to November 2022.
501 patients were randomly assigned to have in-person or telehealth appointments.
After their visits, patients rated satisfaction using a 10-point Likert scale.
The investigators compared the two visit types with regard to high post-visit satisfaction (score of 9 or 10).
TAKEAWAY:
90.1% of the patients who received in-person appointments were highly satisfied with their visit, compared with 76.7% of the...
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