Publication date: Oct 01, 2023
Is patient satisfaction higher with telemedicine visits or in-person visits for an initial consultation in the ambulatory fertility setting? A survey study of fertility patients who had an initial consultation visit between January 2018 and September 2022 was conducted using a nationally distributed survey. Patient satisfaction and other outcomes pertaining to patient experience were compared between telemedicine and in-person visits. In total, 682 participants completed the survey nationwide; of these, 425 respondents had an in-person visit and 257 respondents had a telemedicine visit. Age, geographic region, race, education level, employment status, income level and marital status did not differ between the groups. Overall, 69. 6% of participants were satisfied with telemedicine visits, with improvement in partner participation. More patients were satisfied with in-person visits compared with telemedicine visits (82. 6% versus 69. 6%, P
| Concepts | Keywords |
|---|---|
| Employment | Assisted reproductive technology |
| Endocrinology | Fertility |
| January | Patient satisfaction |
| Race | Telehealth |
| September | Telemedicine |
Semantics
| Type | Source | Name |
|---|---|---|
| disease | MESH | infertility |
| disease | VO | age |
| disease | MESH | education level |
| disease | MESH | marital status |