Quality of care with telemedicine for medical assistance in dying eligibility assessments: a mixed-methods study.

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:To facilitate access to medical assistance in dying (MAiD) in British Columbia, telemedicine has been used for eligibility assessments. This research explored the impacts of using telemedicine on quality of care. METHODS:This mixed-methods study consisted of data from 3 BC health authorities and semistructured interviews with a patient, support persons, providers and administrators about the use of telemedicine for MAiD eligibility assessment. Interviews were conducted by telephone, video meeting or email between June and November 2018. We analyzed the quantitative data using descriptive statistics. We categorized the qualitative data using the 7 dimensions of the BC Health Quality Matrix and then analyzed them qualitatively with abductive coding. RESULTS:Twenty-one participants

SUBMITTER: Dion S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6910140 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Oct-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature