Open AccessThe effectiveness of teleconsultations in primary care: systematic review
Author(s) -
Sara Carrillo de Albornoz,
Kah-Ling Sia,
Anthony Harris
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
family practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.955
H-Index - 100
eISSN - 1460-2229
pISSN - 0263-2136
DOI - 10.1093/fampra/cmab077
Subject(s) - medicine , psychological intervention , face to face , telehealth , telemedicine , health care , mental health , videoconferencing , patient satisfaction , medline , nursing , family medicine , medical emergency , psychiatry , multimedia , philosophy , epistemology , computer science , political science , law , economics , economic growth
The COVID-19 pandemic has focussed attention on models of healthcare that avoid face-to-face contacts between clinicians and patients, and teleconsultations have become the preferred mode of primary care delivery. However, the effectiveness of remote consultations in this setting remains unclear.