RT Journal Article
T1 Changes in the management of IBD patients since the onset of COVID-19 pandemic. A path toward the implementation of telemedicine in Spain?
T2 Cambios en el manejo de la EII desde la pandemia por COVID-19. ¿Un nuevo inicio de la telemedicina en España?
A1 Del-Hoyo, Javier
A1 Millan, Monica
A1 Garrido-Marin, Alejandro
A1 Nos, Pilar
A1 Barreiro-de-Acosta, Manuel
A1 Bujanda, Luis
A1 de-la-Portilla, Fernando
A1 Aguas, Mariam
K1 COVID-19
K1 EII
K1 Encuesta
K1 Enfermedad inflamatoria intestinal
K1 IBD
K1 Inflammatory bowel disease
K1 Survey
K1 Telemedicina
K1 Telemedicine
AB COVID-19 pandemic increased medical services demand aside from interrupting daily clinical practice for other diseases such as inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Here we present the results of a survey to gain the perception of IBD specialists in their patient-management using telemedicine in their daily practice. This was an observational survey study among physicians focused on IBD (gastroenterologist, surgeons, and pediatricians) members of the Spanish Working Group on Crohn's Disease and Ulcerative Colitis (GETECCU), the Spanish Association of Gastroenterology (AEG), and the Spanish Association of Coloproctology (AECP), regarding changes of management of IBD patients. We received a total of 269 responses to the survey (from May to June 2020). Before the pandemic, nearly all the respondents reported performing very frequently their visits face-to-face (n=251, 93.3%) while, during the pandemic, the telephone visits were the most frequent visits performed (n=138, 51.3%). Regarding communication difficulties, 157 (58.4%) respondents reported the impossibility of performing a proper examination as the most relevant issue. Also, 114 (42.4%) respondents considered remote visits more time-consuming than face-to-face visits. Most gastroenterologists (n=188, 83.2%) considered patients with active perianal disease in special need of face-to-face consultation and more than half of the surgeons (n=35, 50.7%) reported having performed an immediate postoperative follow-up remotely. Most IBD units have implemented remote visits during the pandemic, but most professionals found them more time-consuming and unsuitable for some disease profiles. Therefore, there is a need for the development of better telemedicine systems that can meet professionals' and patients' requirements.
PB Elsevier Espana
YR 2021
FD 2021-09-08
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10668/22243
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10668/22243
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NO Del Hoyo J, Millán M, Garrido-Marín A, Nos P, Barreiro-de Acosta M, Bujanda L,  et al. Changes in the management of IBD patients since the onset of COVID-19 pandemic. A path toward the implementation of telemedicine in Spain? Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2022 Nov;45(9):697-705.
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RD Apr 11, 2025