Application of Handheld Tele-ECG for Health Care Delivery in Rural India
Telemonitoring is a medical practice that involves remotely monitoring patients who are not at the same location as the health care provider. The purpose of our study was to use handheld tele-electrocardiogram (ECG) developed by Bhabha Atomic Research Center (BARC) to identify heart conditions in th...
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| description | Telemonitoring is a medical practice that involves remotely monitoring patients who are not at the same location as the health care provider. The purpose of our study was to use handheld tele-electrocardiogram (ECG) developed by Bhabha Atomic Research Center (BARC) to identify heart conditions in the rural underserved population where the doctor-patient ratio is low and access to health care is difficult. The objective of our study was clinical validation of handheld tele-ECG as a screening tool for evaluation of cardiac diseases in the rural population. ECG was obtained in 450 individuals (mean age 31.49 ± 20.058) residing in the periphery of Chandigarh, India, from April 2011 to March 2013, using the handheld tele-ECG machine. The data were then transmitted to physicians in Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh, for their expert opinion. ECG was interpreted as normal in 70% individuals. Left ventricular hypertrophy (9.3%) was the commonest abnormality followed closely by old myocardial infarction (5.3%). Patient satisfaction was reported to be ~95%. Thus, it can be safely concluded that tele-ECG is a portable, cost-effective, and convenient tool for diagnosis and monitoring of heart diseases and thus improves quality and accessibility, especially in rural areas. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-49b4bfd2c3c845938c42f0159b6e81fe2025-02-03T01:33:15ZengWileyInternational Journal of Telemedicine and Applications1687-64151687-64232014-01-01201410.1155/2014/981806981806Application of Handheld Tele-ECG for Health Care Delivery in Rural IndiaMeenu Singh0Amit Agarwal1Vineet Sinha2Rohit Manoj Kumar3Nishant Jaiswal4Ishita Jindal5Pankaj Pant6Munish Kumar7Advanced Pediatric Centre, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Sector 12, Chandigarh 160012, IndiaICMR Centre for Evidence Based Child Health, Advanced Pediatric Centre, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Sector 12, Chandigarh 160012, IndiaDepartment of Electronic Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Center, Mumbai 400085, IndiaDepartment of Cardiology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh 160012, IndiaICMR Centre for Evidence Based Child Health, Advanced Pediatric Centre, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Sector 12, Chandigarh 160012, IndiaICMR Centre for Evidence Based Child Health, Advanced Pediatric Centre, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Sector 12, Chandigarh 160012, IndiaICMR Centre for Evidence Based Child Health, Advanced Pediatric Centre, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Sector 12, Chandigarh 160012, IndiaICMR Centre for Evidence Based Child Health, Advanced Pediatric Centre, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Sector 12, Chandigarh 160012, IndiaTelemonitoring is a medical practice that involves remotely monitoring patients who are not at the same location as the health care provider. The purpose of our study was to use handheld tele-electrocardiogram (ECG) developed by Bhabha Atomic Research Center (BARC) to identify heart conditions in the rural underserved population where the doctor-patient ratio is low and access to health care is difficult. The objective of our study was clinical validation of handheld tele-ECG as a screening tool for evaluation of cardiac diseases in the rural population. ECG was obtained in 450 individuals (mean age 31.49 ± 20.058) residing in the periphery of Chandigarh, India, from April 2011 to March 2013, using the handheld tele-ECG machine. The data were then transmitted to physicians in Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh, for their expert opinion. ECG was interpreted as normal in 70% individuals. Left ventricular hypertrophy (9.3%) was the commonest abnormality followed closely by old myocardial infarction (5.3%). Patient satisfaction was reported to be ~95%. Thus, it can be safely concluded that tele-ECG is a portable, cost-effective, and convenient tool for diagnosis and monitoring of heart diseases and thus improves quality and accessibility, especially in rural areas.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/981806 |
| spellingShingle | Meenu Singh Amit Agarwal Vineet Sinha Rohit Manoj Kumar Nishant Jaiswal Ishita Jindal Pankaj Pant Munish Kumar Application of Handheld Tele-ECG for Health Care Delivery in Rural India International Journal of Telemedicine and Applications |
| title | Application of Handheld Tele-ECG for Health Care Delivery in Rural India |
| title_full | Application of Handheld Tele-ECG for Health Care Delivery in Rural India |
| title_fullStr | Application of Handheld Tele-ECG for Health Care Delivery in Rural India |
| title_full_unstemmed | Application of Handheld Tele-ECG for Health Care Delivery in Rural India |
| title_short | Application of Handheld Tele-ECG for Health Care Delivery in Rural India |
| title_sort | application of handheld tele ecg for health care delivery in rural india |
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