Scope and limitations of teleconsultation during the covid-19 pandemic : accounts from primary healthcare professionals in the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires

The aim was to explore the scope and limitations of teleconsultation during the pandemic from the perspective of primary care physicians at the Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires, a private institution located in the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires. A qualitative study was conducted with ten individual semi-structured interviews between January and April 2022. The three major emerging topics were the transition to virtuality, accessibility, and the new care model. Obstacles were related to the massive, forced, and unplanned implementation of teleconsultations. The main benefits included providing care during isolation-distancing and addressing epidemiological doubts. Changes were highlighted in care strategies, consultation frameworks, exchange among colleagues, referral criteria, requests for complementary studies, and in the profiles of those seeking consultations. A misuse of the system by individuals and a trivialization of the consultation moment emerged. The rise of communication and information technologies undoubtedly allowed the continuity of healthcare processes, but it does not replace in-person care, and normative guidelines are needed for its continuity.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:20

Enthalten in:

Salud colectiva - 20(2024) vom: 16. Feb., Seite e4579

Sprache:

Spanisch

Weiterer Titel:

Alcances y limitaciones de la teleconsulta en pandemia de covid-19: relatos de profesionales de la salud del primer nivel de atención de la Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires

Beteiligte Personen:

Ganiele, María de Las Nieves [VerfasserIn]
Weisbrot, Mariela Alejandra [VerfasserIn]
Sian, Andrea Melissa [VerfasserIn]
Carosella Reboredo, Julieta Milagros [VerfasserIn]
Weisbrot, María Victoria [VerfasserIn]
Grande Ratti, María Florencia [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Argentina
English Abstract
Journal Article
Primary Health Care
Remote Consultation
Telemedicine

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Date Completed 22.02.2024

Date Revised 22.02.2024

published: Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.18294/sc.2024.4579

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM368711420