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We explored the current status of using telehealth counseling systems and showed its feasibility and acceptability in three countries.<\/jats:italic>\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Materials and Methods:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">This retrospective study was based on the \u201cDevelopment and demonstration of telehealth counseling program for overseas Koreans\u201d project funded by the Korea Health Industry Development Institute. In this project, we established five Digital Healthcare Centers (DHCs): 3 in Vietnam and 1 each in Uzbekistan and Cambodia. We used data from October 2016 to September 2017; descriptive analysis and one-way ANOVA were used to present detailed information.<\/jats:italic>\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">A total of 442 patients made an appointment for telehealth counseling services. Overall user satisfaction rates were 96.1%. Over two thirds of patients (302\/442, 68.3%) completed one-time telehealth counseling. About 13% were referred to primary care, and 17 (3.8%) were referred to specialists or tertiary hospital. The most common diagnostic category was endocrine, nutritional, and metabolic diseases (14%), followed by diseases of the circulatory system (12.3%) for one-time visit patients.<\/jats:italic>\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Discussion:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">Our telehealth counseling program for expatriates was feasible and acceptable in three countries. It also has the potential to minimize language barriers and the cost of healthcare usage.<\/jats:italic>\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">Further research for sustainable effective telehealth systems for expatriates will be needed.<\/jats:italic>\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1089\/tmj.2018.0082","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2018,9,7]],"date-time":"2018-09-07T11:38:49Z","timestamp":1536320329000},"page":"693-700","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1177\/sage-journals-update-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":6,"title":["Evaluation of a Telehealth Counseling Program for Expatriates"],"prefix":"10.1177","volume":"25","author":[{"given":"Hwa Yeon","family":"Park","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Health Promotion Center, Gachon University Gil Medical Center, Incheon, Korea."}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Ju Young","family":"Kim","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Family Medicine, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam, Korea."},{"name":"Office of External Affairs, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam, Korea."}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Hye Yeon","family":"Koo","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Family Medicine, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam, Korea."}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Jinah","family":"Han","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Family Medicine, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam, Korea."}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Ji Hye","family":"Jun","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Family Medicine, Chamjoeun Hospital, Gwangju, Korea."}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Wonjae","family":"Lee","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Office of External Affairs, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam, Korea."},{"name":"Department of Cardiology, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam, Korea."},{"name":"International Healthcare Center, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam, Korea."}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Ki Young","family":"Na","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Office of External Affairs, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam, Korea."},{"name":"Research Institute of Healthcare Policy, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam, Korea."},{"name":"Department of Nephrology, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam, Korea."}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Hyang Yuol","family":"Lee","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Research Institute of Healthcare Policy, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam, Korea."}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Yuliya","family":"Pak","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Office of External Affairs, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam, Korea."}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Seunghee","family":"Jang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Office of External Affairs, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam, Korea."}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Sergey","family":"Kim","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Office of External Affairs, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam, Korea."},{"name":"International Healthcare Center, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam, Korea."}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Chulkyu","family":"Jeong","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Ushin C &amp; C, Ansan, Korea."}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Taewook","family":"Nam","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Ushin C &amp; C, Ansan, Korea."}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"179","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2019,8,1]]},"reference":[{"key":"e_1_3_3_2_2","unstructured":"Global travel and tourism industry. 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