‘E-patients’ has evolved to mean “engaged, equipped and empowered”, global patient advocate Dr Danny Sands says on the latest episode of PULSE the Podcast. And there is now a model of ‘information sym...

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Editor’s Note: Kevin Freiert and Dan Halpren-Ruder, MD are part of a group working to launch an exciting new SPM inititative, described here.   The Promise Participatory medicine promises […]

What if the most powerful medicine wasn’t a pill, but a team grounded in compassion? Healthcare today is complex. No single clinician can meet every need of a patient navigating […]

SPM past board member Michael Millenson has an important ...

Participatory medicine focuses on the e-patient—equipped, enabled, empowered, and engaged. Physicians and healthcare teams bring clinical expertise across a range of diseases and conditions, while pat...

For more than two decades, the government and healthcare organizations have been using surveys to gauge the effectiveness of patient/caregiver interactions between them and their healthcare providers....

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Sachin Jain and John Rother’s JAMA commentary, “Are Patients Knights, Knaves, or Pawns?” is an article that begs to be shared.  The first time I read it I had to […]

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This is longer than it might be, because this point is essential. If this subject is familiar to you, skip to the heading “Today’s update.” As we said in December, an e-patient essential is sorting ou...

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Background: #covid19 pandemic resulted in a rapid growth of telemedicine and e-health services, with an increasing number of e-patients utilizing the internet for self-informed decision-making. Objective: Investigations on patient adoption and preferences of telemedicine due to the pandemic are still few. Methods: In a cross-sectional study, 150 adult patients (>18 years) of the psychosomatic outpatient department were invited to complete an ad hoc questionnaire to identify e-patients' preferences related to communication, information-seeking behaviour, subjective explanations, and post-pandemic preferences. Group comparisons and a multiple linear regression were applied using SPSS. Results: The study revealed a slight increase in online-based communication between patients and caregivers, as well as among patient–patient interactions. Significant group differences were observed concerning social media correspondence (χ2¬ = 17.44, p < .001) in regard to patient age and for live video consultations (χ2¬ = 70.17, p < .001) in regard to gender. For both age and gender, significant group differences were found for medical videos (age χ2¬ = 6.36, p = .042; gender χ2¬ = 76.70, p < .001). Age, gender, and preferences for live video consultations were identified as significant predictors (F = 14.195, p < .001, R² = 0.299) explaining patients' future preferences for on-site versus online consultations. Conclusions: Even though a slight increase in online-based communication was detected, a resilience of patient–caregiver and patient–patient communication indicated a relative stability in challenging circumstances. Elderly, and female patients expressed preference for on-site consultations, emphasizing the significance of in-person care. Male patients demonstrated greater openness towards online consultations, indicating the potential for expansion of telemedicine services. Identifying preferences are core essentials for catering for future e-health implementations to diverse patient needs and for designing care offerings. Incorporating these findings can enhance patient engagement and satisfaction in the evolving landscape of e-health services for better healthcare outcomes. Clinical Trial: osf.io/6nm9s