Patient and health professional attitudes towards the use of telemedicine for abortion care in Britain: Findings from the SACHA study.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Use of telemedicine in abortion care is safe and effective. Patient satisfaction with telemedically supported abortion is high, but as use expands in Britain, little is known about patients' or health professionals' views on how it is best used. We sought the views of both groups on telemedicine's role in abortion provision and how its use might be optimised.

Methods

We administered a structured survey with an additional free-text response option to a range of health professionals from services identified via clustered random sampling. We conducted semi-structured interviews with patients with recent experience of abortion, purposively sampled from abortion services. Participants were recruited from England, Scotland and Wales. We analysed qualitative data using

SUBMITTER: Meiksin R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11536586 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature