THE EFFECT OF TELEMEDICINE PLUS APPLICATION ON THE COVID 19 PATIENTS QUALITY OF LIFE Megasari A.L., Masbahah, Riatma D.L., and Fatsena R.A
Universitas Sebelas Maret
Abstract
Covid-19 pandemic affects human^s life quality. The consultations between patients and health workers are being carried out online using telemedicine to stop the transmission. This research aimed to assign the effect of the Telemedicine Plus application on the Covid-19 patients^ quality of life. The method of the study is quasi-experimental with the pretest-posttest nonequivalent control group design. The participants were 60 patients who was confirmed positive for Covid-19 in the Ngoresan Region, Surakarta City. The sampling technique using purposive sampling. There were two types of subject criteria: the intervention group- given the Telemedicine Plus application and the control group- given a standard therapy. The life quality of the Covid-19 patients was rated using the Short-Form 36 questionnaire. Participants who applied Telemedicine Plus experienced an increasing number of the average life quality scores from 39.70 to 50.93, while respondents who were given a standard therapy also experienced an increase from 39.93 to 41.67. The independent t-test indicated 0.000 (<0.05) for a p-value. This points out that there is a difference in life quality between the intervention group and the control group significantly. The Telemedicine Plus application improves the Covid-19 patients^ life quality more than patients which receive the standard therapy
Keywords: Telemedicine, Application, Covid-19, Life Quality
