Use of e-health in Dutch general practice during the COVID-19 pandemic
| Autor: | Ronald Batenburg, Robert Verheij, Lilian van Tuyl, Jelle Keuper |
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| Přispěvatelé: | Tranzo, Scientific center for care and wellbeing |
| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)
Health Toxicology and Mutagenesis General Practice Digital healthcare Article Inequality cohesion and modernization Nursing Surveys and Questionnaires Pandemic Health care Humans Ongelijkheid cohesie en modernisering Pandemics Descriptive statistics general practice e-health COVID-19 business.industry SARS-CoV-2 Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Telemedicine General practice Medicine business Psychology |
| Zdroj: | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18 International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18(23):12479. MDPI AG International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18, 23 International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health; Volume 18; Issue 23; Pages: 12479 International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Vol 18, Iss 12479, p 12479 (2021) |
| ISSN: | 1660-4601 1661-7827 |
| Popis: | Contains fulltext : 246491.pdf (Publisher’s version ) (Open Access) The COVID-19 pandemic has forced general practices to search for possibilities to provide healthcare remotely (e.g., e-health). In this study, the impact of the pandemic on the use of e-health in general practices in the Netherlands was investigated. In addition, the intention of practices to continue using e-health more intensively and differences in the use of e-health between practice types were investigated. For this purpose, web surveys were sent to general practices in April and July 2020. Descriptive data analysis was performed and differences in the use of e-health between practice types were tested using one-way ANOVA. Response rates were 34% (n = 1433) in April and 17% (n = 719) in July. The pandemic invoked an increased use of several (new) e-health applications. A minority of practices indicated the intention to maintain this increased use. In addition, small differences in the use of e-health between the different practice types were found. This study showed that although there was an increased uptake of e-health in Dutch general practice during the COVID-19 pandemic, only a minority of practices intends to maintain this increased use in the future. This may point towards a temporary uptake of digital healthcare delivery rather than accelerated implementation of digital processes. 11 p. |
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