Video Consultations for Patients Traveling Internationally for Medical Care: An Observational Study of a Tertiary Hospital in South Korea
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Video Consultation Process
2.2. Data Collection
2.3. Statistical Analyses
2.4. Ethics
3. Results
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
Abbreviations
SNUBH | Seoul National University Bundang Hospital |
EMR | Electronic Medical Record |
CIS | Commonwealth of Independent States |
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Characteristic | Patients Who Underwent Video Consultation N = 182 | |
---|---|---|
Non-Travelers N = 152 (83.5%) | Travelers N = 30 (16.5%) | |
Gender | ||
Male | 71 (46.7) | 18 (60.0) |
Female | 81 (53.3) | 12 (40.0) |
Age | ||
0–19 | 31 (20.4) | 4 (13.3) |
20–39 | 38 (25.0) | 8 (26.7) |
40–59 | 47 (30.9) | 14 (46.7) |
≥60 | 36 (23.7) | 4 (13.3) |
Disease/Specialty | ||
Surgical | 53 (34.9) | 14 (46.7) |
Oncological | 41 (27.0) | 8 (26.7) |
Other | 58 (38.2) | 8 (26.7) |
Region | ||
CIS countries | 61 (40.1) | 14 (46.7) |
Non-CIS Asia | 89 (58.6) | 12 (40.0) |
North America | 1 (0.7) | 3 (10.0) |
Middle East | 1 (0.7) | 1 (3.3) |
Request Medium | ||
Third-party (domestic) | 108 (71.1) | 13 (43.3) |
Third-party (international) | 23 (15.1) | 8 (26.7) |
Direct | 21 (13.8) | 9 (30.0) |
Year | ||
2021 | 56 (36.8) | 11 (36.7) |
2022 | 75 (49.3) | 15 (50.0) |
2023 | 21 (13.8) | 4 (13.3) |
Characteristic | OR (95% CI) | p-Value |
---|---|---|
Gender | ||
Male | 1 | |
Female | 0.66 (0.27–1.63) | 0.366 |
Age | ||
0–19 | 1 | |
20–39 | 1.72 (0.38–7.65) | 0.479 |
40–59 | 2.80 (0.67–11.68) | 0.157 |
≥60 | 0.46 (0.07–2.99) | 0.414 |
Disease/Specialty | ||
Surgical | 1 | |
Oncological | 2.12 (0.53–8.53) | 0.290 |
Other | 0.87 (0.20–3.71) | 0.851 |
Region | ||
CIS countries | 1 | |
Non-CIS Asia | 0.99 (0.25–3.85) | 0.987 |
North America | 12.97 (0.77–220.00) | 0.076 |
Middle East | 5.43 (0.03–981.71) | 0.524 |
Request Medium | ||
Third-party (domestic) | 1 | |
Third-party (international) | 3.54 (0.82–15.32) | 0.091 |
Direct | 5.74 (1.20–27.33) | 0.028 |
Video Consultation Category | ||
Initial | 1 | |
Follow-up | 4.06 (1.04–15.92) | 0.044 |
Year | ||
2021 | 1 | |
2022 | 1.59 (0.54–4.67) | 0.397 |
2023 | 0.35 (0.08–1.60) | 0.175 |
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Byun, M.; Baek, H.-J.; Kim, T.; Jung, J.; Lee, H.; Lee, Y.; Kim, S.; Lee, W.; Choi, S.H.; Lee, S.-Y.; et al. Video Consultations for Patients Traveling Internationally for Medical Care: An Observational Study of a Tertiary Hospital in South Korea. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2025, 22, 481. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph22040481
Byun M, Baek H-J, Kim T, Jung J, Lee H, Lee Y, Kim S, Lee W, Choi SH, Lee S-Y, et al. Video Consultations for Patients Traveling Internationally for Medical Care: An Observational Study of a Tertiary Hospital in South Korea. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2025; 22(4):481. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph22040481
Chicago/Turabian StyleByun, Mirim, Hyun-Ju Baek, Taeseo Kim, Jaehyun Jung, Hyelim Lee, Yoojung Lee, Sergey Kim, Wonjae Lee, Sung Hee Choi, Seung-Yeon Lee, and et al. 2025. "Video Consultations for Patients Traveling Internationally for Medical Care: An Observational Study of a Tertiary Hospital in South Korea" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 22, no. 4: 481. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph22040481
APA StyleByun, M., Baek, H.-J., Kim, T., Jung, J., Lee, H., Lee, Y., Kim, S., Lee, W., Choi, S. H., Lee, S.-Y., & Kim, J. S. (2025). Video Consultations for Patients Traveling Internationally for Medical Care: An Observational Study of a Tertiary Hospital in South Korea. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 22(4), 481. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph22040481