ResearchPUBMEDMar 26
Telemedicine Adoption for Managing Chronic and Rare Diseases in Indonesia During and Beyond the COVID-19 Era: Qualitative Study.
A study in Indonesia looked at how doctors and patients used video visits (telemedicine) to manage long-term and rare diseases during COVID-19. The research found that telemedicine helped people get care when hospitals were hard to reach, but there are challenges like internet problems and cost that need to be fixed for it to keep working after the pandemic ends.
WHY IT MATTERSIf you have a rare disease in Indonesia or a similar region with limited specialist access, this research shows telemedicine could help you see doctors without traveling long distances — but you should know about potential barriers like internet reliability and costs before relying on it.