Patient perspectives on telemedicine during the COVID-19 pandemic: a mixed-methods community-based study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Detailed community-based perspectives on patient experiences with telemedicine are currently lacking, yet essential to assess clinical applicability of telemedicine during and beyond pandemics, alike COVID-19. The aim of this study was to expose patient perspectives on virtual compared to in-person consultations, including determinants of these preferences.

Methods

We invited 5864 participants of the population-based Rotterdam Study to fill in a validated questionnaire using both close-ended and free-text questions. The questionnaire was sent on 30 July 2020, following a period of lockdowns and closures of non-essential workplaces. It assessed preferences for physician contact, healthcare utilisation, socioeconomic factors, and overall health. Those who experience

SUBMITTER: Splinter MJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10375760 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature