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Perception and Attitude toward Teleconsultations among Different Healthcare Professionals in the Era of the COVID-19 Pandemic.
Grata-Borkowska, Urszula; Sobieski, Mateusz; Drobnik, Jaroslaw; Fabich, Ewa; Bujnowska-Fedak, Maria Magdalena.
  • Grata-Borkowska U; Department of Family Medicine, Wroclaw Medical University, 51-141 Wroclaw, Poland.
  • Sobieski M; Department of Family Medicine, Wroclaw Medical University, 51-141 Wroclaw, Poland.
  • Drobnik J; Department of Family Medicine, Wroclaw Medical University, 51-141 Wroclaw, Poland.
  • Fabich E; Department of Epidemiology and Health Education, Wroclaw Medical University, 50-372 Wroclaw, Poland.
  • Bujnowska-Fedak MM; Jan Mikulicz-Radecki University Teaching Hospital, 50-556 Wroclaw, Poland.
Int J Environ Res Public Health ; 19(18)2022 Sep 13.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-2032965
ABSTRACT
Teleconsultation has become one of the most important and sometimes the only possible forms of communication between healthcare professionals (HCPs) and their patients during the COVID-19 pandemic. The perceptions and attitudes of HCPs to teleconsultations may affect the quality of the therapeutic process provided using them. Therefore, this study aimed to understand the attitudes to and perceptions of medical teleconsultation among various HCPs during the COVID-19 pandemic. We analyzed data from a dedicated questionnaire on preferences, attitudes, and opinions about teleconsultation, which was filled by 780 Polish HCPs. Most of the HCPs were doctors and nurses (69% and 19%, respectively); most of the doctors were family physicians (50.1%). During the pandemic, teleconsultation and face-to-face contact were reported as the preferred methods of providing medical services with similar frequency. Doctors and nurses displayed the most positive attitude toward teleconsultation while the paramedics and physiotherapists took the least positive view of it. The most frequently indicated ratio of the optimal number of teleconsultations to in-person visits in primary health facilities care was 20%80%. Most HCPs appreciate the value of teleconsultation, and more than half of them are willing to continue this form of communication with the patient when necessary or desirable.
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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Remote Consultation / COVID-19 Type of study: Observational study / Qualitative research Limits: Humans Language: English Year: 2022 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: Ijerph191811532

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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Remote Consultation / COVID-19 Type of study: Observational study / Qualitative research Limits: Humans Language: English Year: 2022 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: Ijerph191811532