Health care professionals' perspectives on the utilisation of a remote surveillance and care tool for patients with COVID-19 in general practice: a qualitative study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Most COVID-19 patients with severe symptoms are treated in hospitals. General practices are responsible for assessing most ambulatory patients. However, they face several challenges managing COVID-19 patients, and those with non-COVID-19 conditions. In April of 2020, we designed a software tool for the structured surveillance of high-risk home-quarantined COVID-19 patients in general practice (CovidCare) including several telephone monitorings, in order to support general practices and early identification of severe courses. This study presents the qualitative results of a mixed-methods process evaluation study on CovidCare.

Methods

In a qualitative process evaluation study conducted between March and May 2021, we explored the perspectives of seven general practit

SUBMITTER: Hoffmann M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9513296 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature