Telemedicine in Swedish primary health care - a web-based survey exploring patient satisfaction.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Direct-to-consumer telemedicine (TM), with patients having access to a physician via video or text chat, has gradually been introduced into Swedish primary care during the last two decades. Earlier studies have concluded that patients were generally satisfied with TM and the satisfaction rate was consistently above 80% and comparable with in-person visits. Despite the number of studies looking at user experience, studies assessing what factors influence patient satisfaction are lacking. To further develop digital care, it is important to explore the patients' opinions of this relatively new phenomenon. The primary aim of this study was to explore patient opinions regarding satisfaction with TM-provided care, based on different age groups, sex, symptoms, and which type of

SUBMITTER: Rockler Meurling C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9905766 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature