General practice trainees' telehealth use during the COVID-19 pandemic: a cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Prompted by the COVID-19 pandemic, remuneration was introduced for Australian general practice telehealth consultations. General practitioner (GP) trainees' telehealth use is of clinical, educational, and policy importance. The aim of this study was to assess the prevalence and associations of telehealth versus face-to-face consultations amongst Australian GP registrars (vocational GP trainees).

Methods

Cross-sectional analysis of data from the Registrar Clinical Encounters in Training (ReCEnT) study, from 2020 to 2021 (three 6-month terms), including registrars in 3 of Australia's 9 Regional Training Organisations. In ReCEnT, GP registrars record details of 60 consecutive consultations, 6 monthly. The primary analysis used univariate and multivariable logistic re

SUBMITTER: Fisher K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10745257 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature