Accuracy of a Web-based System for Monitoring Chronic Wounds
dc.contributor.author | Kim, Hyungjin Myra | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | Lowery, Julie C. | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | Hamill, Jennifer B. | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | Wilkins, Edwin G. | en_US |
dc.date.accessioned | 2009-07-10T19:01:20Z | |
dc.date.available | 2009-07-10T19:01:20Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2003-06-01 | en_US |
dc.identifier.citation | Kim, Hyungjin Myra; Lowery, Julie C.; Hamill, Jennifer B.; Wilkins, Edwin G. (2003). "Accuracy of a Web-based System for Monitoring Chronic Wounds." Telemedicine Journal and e-Health 9(2): 129-140 <http://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/63181> | en_US |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/63181 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?cmd=retrieve&db=pubmed&list_uids=12855036&dopt=citation | en_US |
dc.description.abstract | This study evaluated the accuracy of a store-and-forward telemedicine system for assessing the status of chronic wounds, including those surgically repaired. Digital photos and other patient and wound data were collected by a nurse using a laptop and transmitted via the Internet to a database, which organized and posted the data onto a web page for access by the telemedicine physician. Two Veterans' Affairs (VA) medical centers and two specialties (plastic surgery, physical medicine and rehabilitation) participated in the study. Study patients included inpatients and outpatients with pressure ulcers of stage II, III, or IV, plus outpatients with diabetic foot ulcers or venous stasis ulcers. All patients were assessed both in-person (the "gold standard") and with the telemedicine system using yes/no responses and a 5-point scale, respectively, on four diagnostic questions concerning wound healing and infection, based on AHCPR guidelines. A total of 70 patients were enrolled, with data collected on 430 visits: up to 6 visits per wound. Percentage agreement for all visits ranged from 67.1 for "not healing" to 88.8 for "cellulitis present." Sensitivity ranged from 0.32 for cellulitis to 0.63 for necrosis; and specificity ranged from 0.80 for necrosis to 0.91 for cellulitis. Although agreement of the telemedicine system was not high, it was not significantly less than interphysician agreement on in-person assessments. A relatively inexpensive store-and-forward telemedicine system for monitoring the status of chronic wounds has the potential to improve access to specialty care for patients who are not currently receiving routine monitoring by specialized nurses or physicians. | en_US |
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dc.publisher | Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers | en_US |
dc.title | Accuracy of a Web-based System for Monitoring Chronic Wounds | en_US |
dc.type | Article | en_US |
dc.subject.hlbtoplevel | Health Sciences | en_US |
dc.description.peerreviewed | Peer Reviewed | en_US |
dc.identifier.pmid | 12855036 | en_US |
dc.description.bitstreamurl | http://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/63181/1/153056203766437471.pdf | |
dc.identifier.doi | doi:10.1089/153056203766437471 | en_US |
dc.identifier.source | Telemedicine Journal and e-Health | en_US |
dc.identifier.source | Telemedicine Journal and e-Health | en_US |
dc.owningcollname | Interdisciplinary and Peer-Reviewed |
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