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The Delivery of Patient Care in Ontario's Family Health Teams during the First Wave of the COVID-19 Pandemic
OBJECTIVE: The objective of this paper was to identify continuations and changes in care delivery methods in primary care teams during the COVID-19 pandemic. DESIGN: The study used a cross-sectional, web-based survey comprising close-ended and open-ended questions. SETTING: The setting comprised fam...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Longwoods Publishing
2021
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8665725/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34895411 http://dx.doi.org/10.12927/hcpol.2021.26656 |
Sumario: | OBJECTIVE: The objective of this paper was to identify continuations and changes in care delivery methods in primary care teams during the COVID-19 pandemic. DESIGN: The study used a cross-sectional, web-based survey comprising close-ended and open-ended questions. SETTING: The setting comprised family health teams (FHTs) across Ontario, Canada. PARTICIPANTS: The participants included executive directors of FHTs or designates of their choosing. SURVEY: Descriptive statistics were derived from responses to close-ended questions, and responses to open-ended questions were coded using thematic analysis. RESULTS: With 93 participants, the response rate was 48%. Participants reported the continuation of in-person care, the implementation of virtual care across FHTs and collaboration within these teams and their communities. |
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