Sociodemographic determinants of telehealth utilisation in general practice during the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia.
Intern Med J
; 53(3): 422-425, 2023 03.
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-36624629
ABSTRACT
This analysis assessed the sociodemographic characteristics of telehealth utilisation during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic from March 2020 to August 2021 in Australia. Drawing on 860 general practice providers among 3 161 868 patients, 24 527 274 consultations were recorded. Telehealth accounted for 37.6% of the consultations, with 2.4% through videoconferencing and 35.2% through phone consultations. Our multivariate regression analyses indicated low utilisation of videoconferencing compared with phone consultations among older adults, those living in rural communities and migrants from non-English speaking countries.
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Telemedicina
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Medicina Geral
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COVID-19
Tipo de estudo:
Prognostic_studies
Limite:
Aged
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Humans
País como assunto:
Oceania
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2023
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Article