Open AccessApplying Telehealth Technologies and Strategies to Provide Acute Care Consultation and Treatment of Patients With Confirmed or Possible COVID-19
Author(s) -
Emelia Exum,
Brian L. Hull,
Alan Chong W. Lee,
Annie Gumieny,
Christopher Villarreal,
Diane Longnecker
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of acute care physical therapy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.112
0eISSN - 2159-0524
pISSN - 2158-8686
DOI - 10.1097/jat.0000000000000143
Subject(s) - telehealth , medicine , telemedicine , medical emergency , intensive care medicine , telerehabilitation , health care , intervention (counseling) , pandemic , harm , personal protective equipment , acute care , distress , disease , rehabilitation , physical therapy , covid-19 , nursing , pathology , psychology , infectious disease (medical specialty) , social psychology , clinical psychology , economics , economic growth
The COVID-19 pandemic continues to grow, with 19% of total confirmed patients classified as severe or critical experiencing complications such as dyspnea, hypoxia, acute respiratory distress syndrome, or multiorgan failure. These complications require rehabilitative care. Considering the contagious nature of COVID-19 and the necessity to decrease the volume of health care professionals entering confirmed COVID-19 patient rooms and becoming a potential disease vector, can audiovisual technologies employed by telehealth and telerehabilitation help?