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@article{Neves:2021:10.2196/30099,
author = {Neves, AL and Li, E and Serafini, A and Gimenez, GL and Lingner, H and Koskela, T and Hoffman, RD and Collins, C and Petek, D and Claveria, A and Tsopra, R and Irving, G and Gusso, G and O'Neill, BG and Hoedebecke, K and Espitia, SM and Ungan, M and Nessler, K and Lazic, V and Laranjo, L and Ensieh, M and Fernandez, MJ and Ghafur, S and Fontana, G and Majeed, A and Car, J and Darzi, A},
doi = {10.2196/30099},
journal = {Journal of Medical Internet Research},
pages = {1--9},
title = {Evaluating the impact of COVID-19 on the adoption of virtual care in general practice in 20 countries (inSIGHT): rationale and study protocol},
url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.2196/30099},
volume = {10},
year = {2021}
}

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TY  - JOUR
AB  - Background: In recent decades, virtual care has emerged as a promising option to support primary care delivery. However, despite the potential, adoption rates remained low. With the outbreak of COVID-19, it has  suddenly  been  pushed  to  the  forefront of  care  delivery.  As  we  progress  into  the  second  year  of  the COVID-19 pandemic, there is a need and opportunity to review the impact remote care had in primary care settings  and  reassess  its  potential  future  role.  This  study  aims  to  explore  the  perspectives  of  General Practitioners  (GPs)  /  Family  Doctors  on  a.)  use  of  virtual  care  during  the  COVID-19  pandemic;  b.) perceived impact on quality and safety of care; c.) essential factors for high-quality and sustainable use of virtual care in the future.  Methods:  Online  cross-sectional  questionnaire  of  GPs,  distributed  across  20  countries.  The  survey  was hosted  in  Qualtrics  and  distributed  using  email,  social  media,  and  the  researchers’  personal  contact networks. General Practitioners were eligible for the survey if they were working mainly in primary care during  the  period  of  the  COVID-19  pandemic. Descriptive  statistical  analysis  will  be  performed  for quantitative variables, and relationships between the use of virtual care and perceptions on impact on quality and safety of care, and participants’ characteristics, may be explored. Qualitative data (free-text responses) will be analysed using framework analysis. Results: Data collection took place from June to September 2020. As of this manuscript’s submission, a total of 1,605 GP respondents participated in the questionnaire. Further data analysis is currently ongoing. Discussion: The  study  will  provide  a  comprehensive  overview  of  the  availability  of  virtual  care technologies, perceived impact on quality and safety of care and essential factors for high-quality future use. In addition, a description of the under
AU  - Neves,AL
AU  - Li,E
AU  - Serafini,A
AU  - Gimenez,GL
AU  - Lingner,H
AU  - Koskela,T
AU  - Hoffman,RD
AU  - Collins,C
AU  - Petek,D
AU  - Claveria,A
AU  - Tsopra,R
AU  - Irving,G
AU  - Gusso,G
AU  - O'Neill,BG
AU  - Hoedebecke,K
AU  - Espitia,SM
AU  - Ungan,M
AU  - Nessler,K
AU  - Lazic,V
AU  - Laranjo,L
AU  - Ensieh,M
AU  - Fernandez,MJ
AU  - Ghafur,S
AU  - Fontana,G
AU  - Majeed,A
AU  - Car,J
AU  - Darzi,A
DO  - 10.2196/30099
EP  - 9
PY  - 2021///
SN  - 1438-8871
SP  - 1
TI  - Evaluating the impact of COVID-19 on the adoption of virtual care in general practice in 20 countries (inSIGHT): rationale and study protocol
T2  - Journal of Medical Internet Research
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.2196/30099
UR  - https://www.researchprotocols.org/2021/8/e30099
UR  - http://hdl.handle.net/10044/1/90443
VL  - 10
ER  -

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