Telemedicine for COVID-19 management in Brazil: outcomes and health system implications from a prospective cohort study
Ana Silvia Sartori Barraviera Seabra Ferreira, Cassiana Mendes Bertoncelo Fontes, Lehana Thabane, Carolina Russo Simon, João Pedro Pereira Caetano de Lima, Jean Carlos Possidônio da Silva, Benedito Barraviera, Raul Borges Guimarães, Pasqual Barretti, Rui Seabra Ferreira · 2025
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Ana Silvia Ferreira and co-authors evaluate in 2025 a telemedicine service built to manage COVID-19 cases in Brazil. The outbreak had exposed weak spots in tracking cases and tracing contacts. The remote service aimed to cut hospital load, catch cases early, watch for sudden decline, and keep patients supported at home.
From mid 2021 to mid 2024 the service cared for 6,129 adults linked to a Brazilian university. Doctors handled over eighty percent of patients, and about twenty-eight percent got prescriptions. Only about one percent needed in-person care, and no deaths from the disease were reported. Ninety-six percent of patients said they were satisfied or very satisfied. The authors conclude that remote care met a real unmet demand and eased pressure on hospitals, with value beyond the pandemic years.
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| CREATOR | Ana Silvia Sartori Barraviera Seabra Ferreira, Cassiana Mendes Bertoncelo Fontes, Lehana Thabane, Carolina Russo Simon, João Pedro Pereira Caetano de Lima, Jean Carlos Possidônio da Silva, Benedito Barraviera, Raul Borges Guimarães, Pasqual Barretti, Rui Seabra Ferreira |
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| YEAR | 2025 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 35 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |