Increase in Video Consultations During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Healthcare Professionals’ Perceptions about Their Implementation and Adequate Management
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Jiménez Rodríguez, Diana; Santillán García, Azucena; Montoro Robles, Jesús; Rodríguez Salvador, María del Mar; Muñóz Ronda, Francisco José; [et al.]Date
2020-07-15Abstract
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, health care modalities such as video consultations have been rapidly developed to provide safe health care and to minimize the risk of spread. The purpose of our study is to explore Spanish healthcare professionals’ perceptions about the implementation of video consultations. Based on the testimonies of 53 professionals, different categories emerged related to the four identified themes: benefits of video consultations (for professionals, patients, and the health system, and compared to phone calls), negative aspects (inherent to new technologies and the risk of a perceived distancing from the professional), difficulties associated with the implementation of video consultations (technological difficulties, lack of technical skills and refusal to use video consultation among professionals and patients), and the need for training (technological, nontechnical, and social-emotional skills, and adaptation of technical skills). Additionally, the intervie...
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clinical skills
COVID-19
healthcare providers
implementation
interpersonal skills
perception
qualitative research
telemedicine
training
video consultation