ArticleMidwifery2022
Midwives' perception of advantages of health care at a distance during the COVID-19 pandemic in Switzerland.
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9 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Midwives' experience of telehealth and remote care: a systematic mixed methods review.BMJ open · 2024Pooled it
- Creatively Adapting Touch-Based Practices to the Web Format During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Systematic Review.Journal of medical Internet research · 2023Pooled it
- Effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on working conditions of maternity staff - a scoping review.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2025Article
- Optimising digital clinical consultations in maternity care: a realist review and implementation principles.BMJ open · 2024Review
- A cross-sectional investigation on remote working, loneliness, workplace isolation, well-being and perceived social support in healthcare workers.BJPsych open · 2024Article
- How Do Midwives View Their Professional Autonomy, Now and in Future?Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Volunteering in an emergency project in response to the COVID-19 pandemic crisis: the experience of Italian midwives.Public health · 2023Article
- Self-Reported Experiences of Midwives Working in the UK across Three Phases during COVID-19: A Cross-Sectional Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Digital health in perinatal care: Exploring usage, attitudes, and needs among Swiss women in urban and rural settings.Digital healthArticle
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Abstract
objectiveTo explore midwives' perceptions of the advantages of telemedicine during the COVID-19 pandemic in Switzerland.
designCross-sectional study based on an online survey using quantitative methods.
settingMidwives working in Switzerland.
participantsSelf-selected convenience sample of 630 members of the Swiss Federation of Midwives. MEASUREMENT: Open questions on advantages of health care at a distance and workrelated characteristics were used in the online questionnaire. The information was coded and integrative content analysis was applied.
findingsA good half of the respondents associated telemedicine with either an advantage beyond the pandemic ("Reduced workload", "Improved health care provision", "Greater self-care of clients"), while the others saw a pandemic-related advantage ("Protection from COVID-19", "Maintaining care/counseling in an exceptional situation"), or no advantage at all. Older, more experienced midwives were less likely to see an advantage beyond the pandemic. The motive "Reduced workload" was positively associated with professionals aged younger than 40 years and midwives with up to 14 years of professional experience, and "Protection from COVID-19" was more likely cited by midwives aged 50 and more and by midwives working solely in hospitals. Midwives who stated "Maintaining care" and "Improved health care provision" as motives to embrace telemedicine were more likely to experience health care at a distance as a positive treatment alternative. KEY
conclusionMidwives' perceptions of the advantages of health care at a distance vary substantially with age and years of professional experience, as well as workrelated characteristics. Further research is necessary to acquire a sound understanding of underlying reasons, including the sources of the general attitudes involved. IMPLICATION FOR PRACTICE: Understanding the differences in perceptions of health care at a distance is important in order to improve the work situation of midwives and the health care they provide to women and families. Different sensitivities represent an important source in the ongoing discussion about the future use of telemedicine in health care.
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