Abstract: Introduction: Nursing care constitutes one of the fundamental pillars in long-term health care for patients with chronic diseases; The monitoring of adverse drug events, pharmacological adherence, clinical manifestations and possible complications stand out among the most evaluated elements. Objective: To describe the results of a program on nursing care, through video consultation, in patients with chronic diseases. Methods: An observational and descriptive research was carried out in a universe of 116 patients with non-communicable diseases, belonging to rural communities of the Riobamba canton; The sample was made up of 90 patients. The program included daily video calls, from Monday to Friday for 3 months, to monitor drug adherence, adverse drug events, physical activity, healthy nutrition, and skin care. The general characteristics of the patients and their level of satisfaction with the program activities were analyzed as variables; for which a survey was applied to the participants. Descriptive statistics were used in the processing of the information collected. Results: Average age of 51.26 years, predominance of female people (54.44%). The most represented chronic diseases were high blood pressure (36.67%), hypothyroidism (25.56%), diabetes mellitus (15.56%) and rheumatoid arthritis (8.89%). 62.22% of patients showed a high level of satisfaction with the program activities. Conclusions: The nursing care program applied via video call allowed patients to be guided on fundamental issues related to the disease, and also facilitated maintaining adequate contact with them. ; Introducción: La atención de enfermería constituye uno de los pilares fundamentales en la atención prolongada de salud a pacientes con enfermedades crónicas; el monitoreo de eventos adversos medicamentosos, adherencia farmacológica, manifestaciones clínicas y posibles complicaciones destacan entre los elementos más evaluados. Objetivo: Describir los resultados de un programa sobre cuidados de enfermería, mediante videoconsulta, en ...
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