Rajendran, Senthilmani and Mohamad Zaini, Zuraiza and Lim, Ying Zhi and Kallarakkal, Thomas George and Ramanathan, Anand and Chan, Siew Wui and Goh, Yet Ching and Tan, Chuey Chuan and Lim, Daniel and Hassan, Muhammad Kamil and Kanapathy, Jananezwary and Pathmanathan, Dharini and Chan, Chee Seng and Liew, Chee Sun and Ismail, Siti Mazlipah and Cheong, Sok Ching (2022) Accelerated implementation of teleconsultation services for the monitoring of oral potentially malignant disorders as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Oral Oncology, 126. ISSN 1368-8375, DOI https://doi.org/10.1016/j.oraloncology.2022.105730.
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Before the COVID-19 pandemic, the adoption of digital health in healthcare has been slow despite evidence of potential benefits particularly in improving patient access to care. Reservations in the uptake of telemedicine are mainly associated with the perception that remote consultation may be less accurate due to the lack of physical examination [1]. Furthermore, many projects remain in the research setting or as pilots and fail to be integrated into clinical pathways, due to administrative, regulatory and infrastructural barriers. As the COVID-19 pandemic emerged, cancer care, including oral cancer (OC) and oral potentially malignant disorders (OPMD) was suspended to curb infection rates, putting patients at risk of missed or delayed diagnosis [3]. Inevitably, alternative care pathways such as teleconsultation were adopted for the follow-up or triaging of new OC and OPMD patients. The benefits of teleconsultation include real-time monitoring, time, and cost savings for patients, providing access to care for patients lacking mobility and those who live far from specialist centers. Especially when physical access is restricted, the pandemic could serve as a catalyst in promoting the acceptance of telemedicine.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Funders: | None |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | COVID-19; Humans; Pandemics; Remote Consultation; SARS-CoV-2; Adult; Article; Awareness; Clinical article; Clinical practice; Coronavirus disease 2019; Health care access; Health care planning; Health service; Health survey; Human; Infection rate; Knowledge; Middle aged; Mouth cancer; Oral lichen planus; Oral potentially malignant disorder; Pandemic; Patient attitude; Patient empowerment; Patient engagement; Patient monitoring; Perception; Scale up; Teleconsultation; Ssability; Pandemic |
| Subjects: | R Medicine > RK Dentistry R Medicine > RK Dentistry > Oral surgery |
| Divisions: | Faculty of Computer Science & Information Technology > Department of Artificial Intelligence Faculty of Computer Science & Information Technology > Department of Computer System & Technology Faculty of Dentistry Faculty of Science > Institute of Mathematical Sciences |
| Depositing User: | Ms. Juhaida Abd Rahim |
| Date Deposited: | 21 Nov 2023 02:17 |
| Last Modified: | 21 Nov 2023 02:17 |
| URI: | http://eprints.um.edu.my/id/eprint/43230 |
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