Difference in general practice telehealth utilisation associated with birth country during COVID-19 from two Australian states.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Telehealth has been an integral part of ensuring continued general practice access during the COVID-19 pandemic. Whether telehealth was similarly adopted across different ethnic, cultural, and linguistic groups in Australia is unknown. In this study, we assessed how telehealth utilisation differed by birth country.

Methods

In this retrospective observational study, electronic health record data from 799 general practices across Victoria and New South Wales, Australia between March 2020 to November 2021 were extracted (12,403,592 encounters from 1,307,192 patients). Multivariate generalised estimating equation models were used to assess the likelihood of a telehealth consultation (against face-to-face consultation) by birth country (relative to Australia or New Zeal

SUBMITTER: Sezgin G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9939389 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature