Patient Perspective on the Monitoring of Their Wet Age-Related Macular Degeneration during Coronavirus Disease 2019: A Retrospective Study.

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Serval ID
serval:BIB_132B4684385F
Type
Article: article from journal or magazin.
Collection
Publications
Institution
Title
Patient Perspective on the Monitoring of Their Wet Age-Related Macular Degeneration during Coronavirus Disease 2019: A Retrospective Study.
Journal
Medicina
Author(s)
Tsiropoulos G.N., Vallée R., Calci C., Gallo Castro D., Ambresin A.
ISSN
1648-9144 (Electronic)
ISSN-L
1010-660X
Publication state
Published
Issued date
02/03/2023
Peer-reviewed
Oui
Volume
59
Number
3
Pages
490
Language
english
Notes
Publication types: Journal Article
Publication Status: epublish
Abstract
Background and Objectives: The purpose was to provide the patients' perspective on the monitoring of their wet age-related macular degeneration (wet AMD) during coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and the importance of telemedicine. Materials and Methods: Wet AMD patients that underwent intravitreal anti-vascular endothelial growth factor (anti-VEGF) injections in two Swiss ophthalmology clinics, completed two questionnaires after the first confinement due to COVID-19 in Switzerland. The first evaluated their views concerning their adherence to scheduled injections during the confinement, and the application of telemedicine in the future. The second, adapted from the National Eye Institute Visual Function Questionnaire-25, assessed their opinions on visual function change during confinement. Results: From a total of 130 patients, 8.5% responded they did not respect their assigned schedule (group 1) while 91.5% responded they did (group 2). A total of 78.7% of group 2 considered treatment reception as more relevant compared to the risk of COVID-19 contraction. During the pre-lockdown period, group 2 patients required more help from others than group 1 patients (p = 0.02). In the possibility of another lockdown, 36.3% of group 1 and 8.7% of group 2 would choose telemedicine to monitor their wet AMD (p = 0.02), 54.5% and 86.9% would rather visit the clinic (p = 0.02), while 9.0% and 4.3% would cancel their appointment, respectively. It was found that 70% of group 1 and 33.6% of group 2 would prefer to use the telemedicine services than visiting a telemedicine centre (p = 0.04). Conclusions: During circumstances similar to the COVID-19 confinement, most patients would prefer to visit the clinic. Group 1 would prefer wet AMD monitoring via telemedicine at a higher rate than group 2.
Keywords
Humans, Retrospective Studies, Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A, COVID-19, Communicable Disease Control, Wet Macular Degeneration, COVID-19 patient perspective, anti-VEGF, anti-vascular endothelial growth factor, coronavirus disease 2019, wet AMD, wet age-related macular degeneration
Pubmed
Web of science
Open Access
Yes
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06/04/2023 13:18
Last modification date
16/11/2023 8:10
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