著者

Yuichi Tamura Rika Takeyasu Asuka Furukawa Hiromi Takada Mineki Takechi Hirohisa Taniguchi Akio Kawamura

出版者

The Japanese Circulation Society

雑誌

Circulation Reports (ISSN:24340790)

巻号頁・発行日

vol.2, no.9, pp.526-530, 2020-09-10 (Released:2020-09-10)

参考文献数

15

被引用文献数

6

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Background:COVID-19 is fatal to patients with pulmonary hypertension (PH), so preventive actions are recommended. This study investigated the effectiveness of telemedicine and effects on quality of life (QOL) in the treatment of patients with PH.Methods and Results:Japanese patients with PH (n=40) were recruited from one referral center. Patient self-reported anxiety worsened significantly and elderly patients in particular experienced detrimental lifestyle changes under COVID-19. Telemedicine worked well to decrease the frequency of going out.Conclusions:Telemedicine is effective in reducing travel distances, and frequent remote interventions may be desirable for older, anxious patients.