REMOTE CONSULTATION AS A TOOL FOR COMUNICATION BETWEEN ENDOCRINOLOGISTS AND PATIENTS WITH DIABETES AND POST COVID DIAGNOSIS

Authors

  • Svetlana Sabotinova UNWE Sofia, Bulgaria
  • Mariya Kalinkova MU- Sofia, Bulgaria
  • Iveta Nedeva MU-Sofia, Bulgaria

Keywords:

endocrinologists, medical specialists, diabetes and COVID-19, e-health, digital services, teleconsultations

Abstract

With the announcement of Covid-19 pandemic from the World Health Organization (WHO), the medical specialists have faced numerous obstacles to provide timely and adequate medical care to their patients in the situation of mass isolation or the population. Considering the high volume of Covid-19 cases registered among patients with chronic diseases, especially the ones with diabetes, it was critical to help the patients included in this high-risk group. A relation between diabetes and severe course of Covid-19 infection has been determined. Also, an increase in the number of newly diagnosed with diabetes patients after Covid infection is registered. These factors raised the issue of the urgent need of developing and use of digital medicine.
In front of the medical professionals now is standing the topic of fast development of e-health, in particular teleconsultacion, as a safe and secure environment to provide medical care avoiding the risk of infecting both the patient and the medical staff. In this article we present a sample of hospitalized patients with diabetes for the period from January 2021 to December 2021 in Bulgaria, and what percentage of them are treated via telemedicine and digital healthcare as a means of communication for adequate and timely treatment of patients with decompensated diabetes in the conditions of Covid-19 pandemic situation. Numerous health portals and online consultation platforms are developed worldwide. In addition, in the age of telecommunications and digitalization, smart phone applications allow patients to share with medical specialists their general medical condition, results of examinations, in particular glycemic control, without having to leave their homes

Author Biographies

Svetlana Sabotinova, UNWE Sofia, Bulgaria

Department of Public Administration

Mariya Kalinkova, MU- Sofia, Bulgaria

Department of pharmacology and toxicology

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2022-05-30

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Sabotinova, S., Kalinkova, M., & Nedeva, I. (2022). REMOTE CONSULTATION AS A TOOL FOR COMUNICATION BETWEEN ENDOCRINOLOGISTS AND PATIENTS WITH DIABETES AND POST COVID DIAGNOSIS. KNOWLEDGE - International Journal , 52(4), 425–431. Retrieved from https://ikm.mk/ojs/index.php/kij/article/view/5207