Telemedicine in Primary Care

You are invited to participate in a research study about primary care provider perceptions of telemedicine before and during the COVID-19 pandemic. The goal of this research study is to describe primary care providers’ beliefs, knowledge, behaviors, and perceived barriers and risks regarding utilizing telemedicine in primary care before and during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Please note you must be 18 years old or older to participate in this study.

There are 4 qualifications to participate in this study: (1) you are a physician, nurse practitioner, or physician assistant, (2) you have been practicing primary care for at least two years; (3) you manage adult patients; and (4) you utilize telemedicine in your practice pre-COVID and during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Participating in this study is voluntary. The risk involved in the study is no more than that in performing daily routines. If you agree to participate in this study, you will answer a brief survey. The survey includes questions about knowledge, beliefs, and barriers of telemedicine. It will take approximately 5 minutes to complete this survey. If you feel uncomfortable answering any questions, you can withdraw from the survey at any point.

Participating in this study may not benefit you directly, but it will help us learn how telemedicine is impacting providers. You may skip any questions you do not want to answer and you may end the survey at any time.

The information you will share with us, if you participate in this study, will be kept completely confidential to the full extent of the law. Your survey responses will be strictly confidential and data from this research will be reported in a summary form. Your information will be coded and will remain confidential.

If you have any questions about this study, please contact the primary investigator, Sabrina Platt (412-737-6155 or skfst174@mail.rmu.edu) or project advisor, Dr. Terri Devereaux (412-397-5440 or devereaux@rmu.edu). If you have questions about your rights as a research participant, please contact Lisa Nauman, Grants and Institutional Review Board Specialist, at (412) 397-6227 or irb@rmu.edu.  IRB Case Number: 202104272643

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