Experience of Pediatricians and Pediatric Surgeons With Virtual Care During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Descriptive Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, in-clinic visits were the standard of care for pediatric physicians and surgeons at our center. At the pandemic onset, web-based care was adopted at an unprecedented scale and pace.

Objective

This descriptive study explores the web-based care experience of pediatric physicians and surgeons during the pandemic by determining factors that supported and challenged web-based care adoption.

Methods

This study took place at the Children's Hospital at London Health Sciences Centre, a children's hospital in London, Ontario, Canada, which provides pediatric care for patients from the London metropolitan area and the rest of Southwestern Ontario. The Donabedian model was used to structure a web-based survey evaluating web-based care ex

SUBMITTER: McCrady E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9202653 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature