Impact of telehealth implementation on medical non-consultant hospital doctors training experience
Abstract Telehealth is defined as the provision of health care services over a distance. Major health systems, including outpatient clinics and check-ups alike, turned to telehealth and teleconsultation amid the COVID19 pandemic. There are many recognized advantages of telehealth and its increasing...
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| description | Abstract Telehealth is defined as the provision of health care services over a distance. Major health systems, including outpatient clinics and check-ups alike, turned to telehealth and teleconsultation amid the COVID19 pandemic. There are many recognized advantages of telehealth and its increasing implementation, however, not much is known about the specific impact of remote consultation on the quality of non-consultant hospital doctors (NCHD) training experiences in medicine. This study aimed to gain rich descriptive insights into the specific impact of remote consultation on the quality of medical NCHD training experiences and their perceptions, through purposeful sampling. Data was collected via semi-structured virtual interviews of fifteen NCHD participants. The interviews were recorded, transcribed and analysed using thematic analysis. The collective transcripts were analysed using NVIVO data software for common themes. The themes identified suggested that there were both advantages and disadvantages to telehealth and its impact on training across a spectrum of entities including; doctor-patient relationships, peer relationships, service provision, work morale, working hours, clinical skills experience and general feedback as a trainee. NCHD perspectives expressed were mixed across all themes. Further research is recommended to advance understanding of the potential impact of telehealth on current and prospective doctors in training. With a greater understanding of general insights, future changes, including telehealth training programmes, could be implemented to build confidence and familiarity with telehealth utilization and potentiate its conceivable benefits. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-06e1d21a1cba4ddea0b439098c1222ef2025-08-20T02:17:46ZengBMCBMC Medical Education1472-69202024-10-012411810.1186/s12909-024-05824-1Impact of telehealth implementation on medical non-consultant hospital doctors training experienceLaura Piggott0Simon Piggott1Maureen Kelly2National University of IrelandNational University of IrelandNational University of IrelandAbstract Telehealth is defined as the provision of health care services over a distance. Major health systems, including outpatient clinics and check-ups alike, turned to telehealth and teleconsultation amid the COVID19 pandemic. There are many recognized advantages of telehealth and its increasing implementation, however, not much is known about the specific impact of remote consultation on the quality of non-consultant hospital doctors (NCHD) training experiences in medicine. This study aimed to gain rich descriptive insights into the specific impact of remote consultation on the quality of medical NCHD training experiences and their perceptions, through purposeful sampling. Data was collected via semi-structured virtual interviews of fifteen NCHD participants. The interviews were recorded, transcribed and analysed using thematic analysis. The collective transcripts were analysed using NVIVO data software for common themes. The themes identified suggested that there were both advantages and disadvantages to telehealth and its impact on training across a spectrum of entities including; doctor-patient relationships, peer relationships, service provision, work morale, working hours, clinical skills experience and general feedback as a trainee. NCHD perspectives expressed were mixed across all themes. Further research is recommended to advance understanding of the potential impact of telehealth on current and prospective doctors in training. With a greater understanding of general insights, future changes, including telehealth training programmes, could be implemented to build confidence and familiarity with telehealth utilization and potentiate its conceivable benefits.https://doi.org/10.1186/s12909-024-05824-1TelehealthTeleconsultationTelemedicineTraineeExperienceReview |
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| title | Impact of telehealth implementation on medical non-consultant hospital doctors training experience |
| title_full | Impact of telehealth implementation on medical non-consultant hospital doctors training experience |
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| title_short | Impact of telehealth implementation on medical non-consultant hospital doctors training experience |
| title_sort | impact of telehealth implementation on medical non consultant hospital doctors training experience |
| topic | Telehealth Teleconsultation Telemedicine Trainee Experience Review |
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