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Digital virtual consultations and improved stakeholders’ health and wellbeing amongst hospital doctors
University of Malta.
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2023 (English)In: Sustainability, E-ISSN 2071-1050, Vol. 15, no 5, article id 4428Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

The past several decades have seen a shift in patient care towards digitalisation, which has ushered in a new era of health care delivery and improved sustainability and resilience of health systems, with positive impacts on both internal and external stakeholders. This study’s aim was to understand the role of digital virtual consultations in improving internal and external stakeholders’ health, as well as wellbeing among hospital doctors. A qualitative research approach was used with semi-structured online interviews administered to hospital doctors. The interviews showed that the doctors viewed digital virtual consultations as supplementary to in-person consultations, and as tools to reduce obstacles related to distance and time. If the necessary infrastructure and technology were in place, doctors would be willing to use these options. Implementing these technologies would improve the medical profession’s flexibility on the one hand; but it might affect doctors’ work–life balance if consultations extended beyond standard working hours.

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MDPI , 2023. Vol. 15, no 5, article id 4428
Keywords [en]
video consultations; digitalisation; stakeholders’ health and wellbeing; corporate social responsibility; hospital doctors; patient care
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Health Sciences
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Health-Promoting Work, Digital shapeshifting
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URN: urn:nbn:se:hig:diva-41155DOI: 10.3390/su15054428ISI: 000947970300001Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85149906886OAI: oai:DiVA.org:hig-41155DiVA, id: diva2:1743386
Available from: 2023-03-15 Created: 2023-03-15 Last updated: 2023-09-15Bibliographically approved

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