Assessment on Telemedicine during the Era of COVID-19; Perspectives and Satisfaction about what Can Saudi Arabia do in Makkah Al-Mukarramah 2022.

Abstract

Background:

COVID-19 still poses a threat to healthcare (HC). In late 2019, a new coronavirus, severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), was discovered as the source of an outbreak of acute respiratory illness in Wuhan city, China. The World Health Organization announced a public health emergency and described the virus and its associated disease, coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), as a pandemic in March 2020. In Saudi Arabia, the government applied precautionary actions to decrease and limit the spread of the virus by suspending schools, closing offices, and enforcing lockdown which lasted for approximately three months (March 25th, 2020 to June 21st, 2020). Additionally, promotion of social distancing practices and other preventative measures were continued and re-emphasized after the lockdown ended. The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has represented a challenge to medical practice in Saudi Arabia and worldwide. In contrary to the increasing numbers of COVID-19 patients, there was a limitation in the capacity of medical practices and access to healthcare. A growing body of evidence from healthcare settings in Saudi Arabia and worldwide has suggested a possible role for telemedicine in responding to this evolving need. Telemedicine can be used for triage, direct care, follow-up, and consultation.

Aim of the study: To Assessment on Telemedicine during the Era of COVID-19; Perspectives and Satisfaction about what Can Saudi Arabia Do in Makkah Al-Mukarramah 2022.

Method:cross sectional study conducted about Implementation of a Telemedicine what Can Saudi Arabia Do during the of COVID-19 among health care, diabetes Type 2 virtual clinic During the Coronavirus Disease Outbreak. Our total participants were (250) patients with Type 2 Diabetes attending a Telemedicine clinic.

Results:most of the participants (35.2%) were in the age group 55-64 years, the majority of them were female (72.0%), also regarding Nationality the majority of participant are Saudi were(85.2%), regarding Educational levelthe majority of participant are University were(38.0%). Regarding the Job the majority of participant Private sector employee were (32.0%). Conclusion: Telemedicine provide encouraging empirical support for the usability and clinical value of a diabetes telehealth program integrating and a clinical decision support tool that was delivered to an T2D clinic population, patients and HCPs make it a suitable model to be adopted by clinics, especially during pandemics or disasters in resource-limited settings.