ArticleZdravstveno varstvo2022
Remote Consultations in General Practice - A Systematic Review.
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- Remote consultations in mental health: collaborative evaluation applying learning health systems thinking.BJPsych bulletin · 2025Article
- Acceptability of Patient Portals and Phone Consultations in Hybrid Primary Care: A Slovenian Multi-Centre Pilot Study.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- The patient path to diagnosis of atrial fibrillation: a qualitative study in primary care.BJGP open · 2025Article
- The educational effects of telemedicine training using role-playing for general practice/family medicine residents: A qualitative study.Journal of general and family medicine · 2025Article
- Considerations and experiences with healthcare-seeking during the first COVID-19 lockdown in Denmark.Scandinavian journal of primary health care · 2025Article
- Primary care physicians' experiences of video and online chat consultations: a qualitative descriptive study.Scandinavian journal of primary health care · 2025Article
- Experiences, impacts, and requirements of synchronous video consultations between nurses, allied health professionals, psychological therapists, and adult service-users: A review of the literature.PLOS digital health · 2024Review
- Differences between Rural and Urban Practices in the Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic: Outcomes from the PRICOV-19 Study in 38 Countries.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Article
- A Qualitative Study of Primary Care Physicians' Experiences with Telemedicine during the COVID-19 Pandemic in North-Eastern Poland.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Article
- Evaluating remote healthcare practices: Experiences and recommendations of healthcare professionals on smart applications.Digital healthArticle
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2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.
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Abstract
Introduction: Remote consultations in general practice can be very useful form of telemedicine, which is basically a way to exchange medical information to improve the clinical health of patients when the patient and their general practitioner (GP) are not on the same place at the same time. This concept was developed in the 1980s to provide health care to patients who lived in remote areas. Methods: We were interested in researching what kind of remote consultations are available in general practice and what is the usage of these methods. We used four keywords - remote consultation and general practice or family medicine or primary care - and we searched in four different scientific databases: Medline-PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science and IEEX Xplore. Results: We used a PRISMA diagram to identify studies and search the four main databases, we investigated 48 full text articles and when we applied our inclusion and exclusion criteria, 12 studies were included in this systematic review. Conclusions: This systematic review covers the topics of remote consultation versus a traditional or classic physical consultation. Studies have shown its importance prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, and its value while in the mist of the pandemic then caring for infected patients. We have found that remote consultation is necessary, but it must be an improvement on the previous system. Teleconsultations can reduce the number of visits, especially during lockdown situations, with both patients and GPs satisfied with the method, but we should not forget that a physical consultation cannot be fully replaced by a remote consultation due to the limitations of the latter.
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