Challenges of Telemedicine Implementation in Patients with Cardiovascular Diseases: Insight from a Single Center during COVID-19 Lockdown

Introduction: Telemedicine is a desirable option for healthcare in Saudi Arabia. The challenges of telemedicine in cardiovascular care in Saudi Arabia are not known. The COVID-19 pandemic offered an unprecedented opportunity to identify real-life challenges of telemedicine in Saudi Arabia. We sought to identify the challenges of telemedicine among patients with cardiovascular diseases using the experience of the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods: This is a cross-sectional survey-based study through a self-filled questionnaire. The questionnaire included demographic data, type of cardiovascular disease, and difficulties faced by the patients during the COVID-19 lockdown. Results: 394 (60% male, mean age 51.4 ± 19.3 years) participated in the study. 30.3% had valve diseases, 26.4% had heart failure, and 24.1% had coronary artery disease. 45.6% reported difficulty with telemedicine during COVID-19 lockdown. Among those who have difficulties, almost half of the participants had difficulty with the cancellation of telemedicine appointments, and 15.5% had difficulty in getting medications. Conclusion: Cancellation of telemedicine appointments and getting the medications were cardiovascular patients’ main challenges during the COVID-19 lockdown. Telemedicine is a feasible option for the follow-up of chronic cardiovascular diseases. Therefore, it should be implemented to increase the availability of specialized cardiovascular care over a wide geographical area.

Object Details

• Location: Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
• Extent: Online-Ressource
• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Challenges of Telemedicine Implementation in Patients with Cardiovascular Diseases: Insight from a Single Center during COVID-19 Lockdown ; volume:3 ; number:1-4 ; year:2023 ; pages:93-97 ; extent:5 ; Saudi Journal of Health Systems Research ; 3, Heft 1-4 (2023), 93-97 (gesamt 5)

Contributors, Places and Time

• Creator: Aljizeeri, Ahmed ; Alfurayh, Mohammed Abdulaziz ; Alduhaimi, Ghadah Saad ; Alhussin, Ghadah Ibrahim ; Alabdulkareem, Malak Emad ; Sharahili, Ahmed Ali ; Alturaymi, Mouath Ahmed ; Ahmed, Amjad ; Alyousif, Sarah Mohammed ; Alali Alfaris, Mousa ; Alsaileek, Ahmed

Further information

• DOI: 10.1159/000529370
• URN: urn:nbn:de:101:1-2023122801213537029452
• Rights: Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
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