Telehealth for primary healthcare delivery in rural and remote contexts in high-income countries-a scoping review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Telehealth is an important tool for improving access to health care in underserved areas. This scoping review explores the evidence for implementing telehealth as a mode for delivering primary health care (PHC) consultations by general practitioners (GPs) to rural and remote patients in high income countries.

Methods

Peer reviewed publications were sourced from CINAHL, PubMed, and the Web of Science. The Joanna Briggs Institute's (JBI) methodology for scoping reviews was followed. Data from each paper were coded deductively to five themes: (I) telehealth structures and processes; (II) patient and provider preferences for telehealth; (III) positive and negative outcomes of telehealth; (IV) characteristics of providers, practices and patients affecting telehealth ad

SUBMITTER: Mathew S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12314700 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature