[Telemedicine: a Proxemics tool of Primary Care?]

Ig Sanita Pubbl. 2020 Sep-Oct;76(5):288-294.
[Article in Italian]

Abstract

The impact of demographic and sociopolitical phenomena such as population aging, economic and social changes derivinf from globalization and the pervasiveness of information technologies, require innovative and efficient responses to new health needs, characterized by the increase o in the numer of healthcare procedures and its complexity. The COVID 19 has had a negative impact on the that context. This paper demonstrates that the telemdicine enables to optimize resources, as well as to ensure the distancing and delivery times of services. The telemedicine in the time of COVID is the new proxemics tool of Primary care.

MeSH terms

  • Behavioral Sciences
  • COVID-19*
  • Humans
  • Pandemics
  • Primary Health Care / methods*
  • SARS-CoV-2
  • Telemedicine*