Association between telehealth use and general practitioner characteristics during COVID-19: Findings from a nationally representative survey of Australian doctors

A Scott; T Bai; Y Zhang

Journal article

Association between telehealth use and general practitioner characteristics during COVID-19: Findings from a nationally representative survey of Australian doctors

A Scott, T Bai, Y Zhang

BMJ Open | Published : 2021

DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-046857

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Abstract

Objective To investigate factors associated with the use of telehealth by general practitioners (GPs) during COVID-19. Design A nationally representative longitudinal survey study of Australian doctors analysed using regression analysis. Setting General practice in Australia during the COVID-19 pandemic. Participants 448 GPs who completed both the 11th wave (2018-2019) of the Medicine in Australia: Balancing Employment and Life (MABEL) Survey and the MABEL COVID-19 Special Online Survey (May 2020). Outcome measures Proportion of all consultations delivered via telephone (audio) or video (audiovisual); proportion of telehealth consultations delivered via video. Results 46.1% of GP services we..

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The MABEL COVID-19 Short Online Survey was funded by Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Limited. Funding for previous waves of MABEL comes from the National Health and Medical Research Council (2007-2016: 454 799 and 1019605); the Australian Department of Health and Ageing (2008); Health Workforce Australia (2013); in 2017, The University of Melbourne, Medibank Better Health Foundation, the NSW Ministry of Health, and the Victorian Department of Health and Human Services, and in 2018/2019, the Department of Health of the Australian Government (4-86SFAQV).