Telehealth for contraceptive care: Lessons from staff and clinicians for improving implementation and sustainability in Illinois.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To solicit Illinois staff and clinician perspectives on rapid implementation of telehealth for contraceptive counseling and recommendations to improve and sustain it in the long term.

Study design

Researchers recruited and interviewed clinicians (n = 20) in primary care and obstetrics/gynecology clinics across 13 health care systems in Illinois, as well as clinicians (n = 11), leadership (n = 6) and staff (n = 7) from Planned Parenthood of Illinois clinics. Guided by the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research, we coded and analyzed interview transcripts in Dedoose with a focus on themes regarding steps to improve quality and sustainability of telehealth.

Results

Participants expressed generally positive attitudes towar

SUBMITTER: Huang I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9436702 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature