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Telemedicine in Primary Care During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Provider and Patient Satisfaction Examined

R. Wesley Vosburg, Kortney Robinson

2021Telemedicine Journal and e-Health84 citationsDOI

Abstract

Patients and providers reported high levels of satisfaction with telemedicine visits in a primary care setting. Providers felt that telemedicine visits usually take the same amount or less time than in-person visits. Both providers and patients reported a desire to see telemedicine visits continued after the pandemic. Patients who saved more than 30 min of travel time found it easy to connect or those who were female were more likely to be satisfied with telemedicine visits, while those that had telephone visits were less likely to be satisfied than those that had Zoom© visits.

Topics & Concepts

TelemedicineMedicinePandemicPatient satisfactionPrimary careSocial distanceFamily medicineCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)TelehealthHealth careMedical emergencyNursingPathologyInfectious disease (medical specialty)Economic growthEconomicsDiseaseTelemedicine and Telehealth ImplementationCOVID-19 and healthcare impactsMobile Health and mHealth Applications