OBJECTIVE: Telemedicine (TM) has had a powerful impact in recent years, par-ticularly on managing chronic diseases such as inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Knowing pa-tients' expectations and concerns is essential to increase their confidence in this mode of med-ical care. PATIENTS AND METHODS: We interviewed a large cohort of IBD patients enrolled at two Italian tertiary referral centers to investigate their trust in TM. RESULTS: A total of 376 patients complet-ed the survey and were included in the study: 293 (77.9%) considered TM valuable for manag-ing their disease, and 307 (85%) wanted to have TM service at their center. However, only 99 pa-tients (26.3%) believed that TM guarantees the same level of care as the in-person visit. Among the socio-demographic variables, those inde-pendently associated with trust in TM were the higher education qualification (p=0.02) and the level of competence in information and commu-nication technologies (ICT) (p=0.03). CONCLUSIONS: Our findings highlighted the importance of equipping IBD patients with ba-sic ICT skills to utilize TM services and increase their confidence in ICT with the help of caregiv-ers. Additionally, to improve the perceived val-ue of TM, it will be helpful to use additional tools such as telemonitoring of disease activity us-ing patients' reported outcomes or remote mea-surement of fecal calprotectin.

Bossa, F., Valvano, M., Vetrone, L., Guerra, M., Lopetuso, L. R., Carparelli, S., Mignini, I., Cocomazzi, F., Napolitano, D., Costantino, A., Caprioli, F., Gasbarrini, A., Perri, F., Papa, A., Evaluation of factors associated with trust in telemedicine in patients with inflammatory bowel disease during COVID-19 pandemic: a multicenter cross-sectional survey, <<EUROPEAN REVIEW FOR MEDICAL AND PHARMACOLOGICAL SCIENCES>>, 2022; 26 (19): 7277-7284. [doi:10.26355/eurrev_202210_29921] [https://hdl.handle.net/10807/231826]

Evaluation of factors associated with trust in telemedicine in patients with inflammatory bowel disease during COVID-19 pandemic: a multicenter cross-sectional survey

Lopetuso, Loris Riccardo;Mignini, Irene;Napolitano, Daniele;Gasbarrini, Antonio;Papa, Alfredo
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2022

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OBJECTIVE: Telemedicine (TM) has had a powerful impact in recent years, par-ticularly on managing chronic diseases such as inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Knowing pa-tients' expectations and concerns is essential to increase their confidence in this mode of med-ical care. PATIENTS AND METHODS: We interviewed a large cohort of IBD patients enrolled at two Italian tertiary referral centers to investigate their trust in TM. RESULTS: A total of 376 patients complet-ed the survey and were included in the study: 293 (77.9%) considered TM valuable for manag-ing their disease, and 307 (85%) wanted to have TM service at their center. However, only 99 pa-tients (26.3%) believed that TM guarantees the same level of care as the in-person visit. Among the socio-demographic variables, those inde-pendently associated with trust in TM were the higher education qualification (p=0.02) and the level of competence in information and commu-nication technologies (ICT) (p=0.03). CONCLUSIONS: Our findings highlighted the importance of equipping IBD patients with ba-sic ICT skills to utilize TM services and increase their confidence in ICT with the help of caregiv-ers. Additionally, to improve the perceived val-ue of TM, it will be helpful to use additional tools such as telemonitoring of disease activity us-ing patients' reported outcomes or remote mea-surement of fecal calprotectin.
2022
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Bossa, F., Valvano, M., Vetrone, L., Guerra, M., Lopetuso, L. R., Carparelli, S., Mignini, I., Cocomazzi, F., Napolitano, D., Costantino, A., Caprioli, F., Gasbarrini, A., Perri, F., Papa, A., Evaluation of factors associated with trust in telemedicine in patients with inflammatory bowel disease during COVID-19 pandemic: a multicenter cross-sectional survey, <<EUROPEAN REVIEW FOR MEDICAL AND PHARMACOLOGICAL SCIENCES>>, 2022; 26 (19): 7277-7284. [doi:10.26355/eurrev_202210_29921] [https://hdl.handle.net/10807/231826]
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