Up to half of people with long term medical issues would trade in a GP visit for a remote consultation

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Depending on the situation, up to half of people with long-term health conditions would switch out an in-person meeting with a doctor for a remote call in, say French and US researchers. The team asked just shy of 2000 people with long-term conditions what their preferences were for follow-ups, and depending on the situation - what the appointment would be for - between 25% and 55% of them said they would take the remote appointment. Additionally, for the same reasons, between 20% and 51% would trade an in-person meeting in 20 days with their personal GP for an appointment done remotely in five days with a different doctor.

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Organisation/s: Université Paris Cité and Université Sorbonne Paris Nord, France | Center for Research in Epidemiology and Statistics, Hôtel Dieu, France

Funder: This study was supported by INSERM and Université Paris Cité and was conducted within the context of the @Hotel-Dieu project, which is funded by the Banque Publique d’Investissement in France.

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