Satisfaction with rural rheumatology telemedicine service

International Journal of Rheumatic Diseases

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 304-314

  Poulsen, Katherine A ^a   Millen, Catherine M ^b   Lakshman, Umayal I ^b   Buttner, Petra G ^c   Roberts, Lynden J ^c  

^a TOWNSVILLE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b Mount Isa Base Hospital   (Australia)

^c JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Patient satisfaction; Rural health; Telehealth; Telemedicine; Telerheumatology; Video consultation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CONFIDENTIALITY; CONSULTATION; CONTROL GROUP; DRUG SAFETY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CENTER; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RHEUMATOLOGY; RURAL AREA; TELEMEDICINE; TRAVEL; AGED; CASE CONTROL STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PROCEDURES; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RURAL HEALTH CARE; TELECONSULTATION; TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT;

ADULT; AGED; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; COMMUNICATION; CONFIDENTIALITY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; QUEENSLAND; REMOTE CONSULTATION; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; RHEUMATOLOGY; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; TRANSPORTATION;

EID: 84928580200     PISSN: 17561841     EISSN: 1756185X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1756-185X.12491     Document Type: Article

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