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Determinants of Catalan Public Primary Care Professionals’ Intention to Use Digital Clinical Consultations (eConsulta) in the Post–COVID-19 Context: Mixed Methods Study

Determinants of Catalan Public Primary Care Professionals’ Intention to Use Digital Clinical Consultations (eConsulta) in the Post–COVID-19 Context: Mixed Methods Study

Determinants of Catalan Public Primary Care Professionals’ Intention to Use Digital Clinical Consultations (eConsulta) in the Post–COVID-19 Context: Mixed Methods Study

Francesc Saigí-Rubió   1, 2 , PhD ;   Josep Vidal-Alaball   3, 4, 5 , MD, MPH, PhD ;   Joan Torrent-Sellens   2, 6 , MSc, PhD ;   Ana Jiménez-Zarco   2, 6 , MSc, PhD ;   Francesc López Segui   7, 8 , MSc, PhD ;   Marta Carrasco Hernandez   9 , MSc ;   Xavier Alzaga Reig   10 , MD ;   Josep Maria Bonet Simó   8 , MD ;   Mercedes Abizanda González   10, 11 , BSc ;   Jordi Piera-Jimenez   12, 13, 14 , MSc ;   Oscar Solans   10, 12 , MD, MSc

1 Faculty of Health Sciences, Universitat Oberta de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain

2 Interdisciplinary Research Group on ICTs, Universitat Oberta de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain

3 Health Promotion in Rural Areas Research Group, Gerencia Territorial de la Catalunya Central, Institut Catala de la Salut, Sant Fruitos de Bages, Spain

4 Unitat de Suport a la Recerca de la Catalunya Central, Fundacio Institut Universitari per a la Recerca a l'Atencio Primaria de Salut Jordi Gol i Gurina, Sant Fruitos de Bages, Spain

5 Faculty of Medicine, University of Vic - Central University of Catalonia, Vic, Spain

6 Faculty of Economics and Business, Universitat Oberta de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain

7 Centre de Recerca en Economia i Salut, Pompeu Fabra University, Barcelona, Spain

8 Northern Metropolitan Primary Care Directorate, Institut Català de la Salut, Badalona, Spain

9 Barcelona Primary Care Directorate, Institut Català de la Salut, Barcelona, Spain

10 Health Department, Catalan Ministry of Health, Barcelona, Spain

11 Pere Virgili Health Park, Primary Care Management Control, Barcelona, Spain

12 Digitalization for the Sustainability of the Healthcare System, Sistema de Salut de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain

13 Servei Catala de la Salut, Barcelona, Spain

14 Open Evidence Research Group, Universitat Oberta de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain

Corresponding Author:

  • Josep Vidal-Alaball, MD, MPH, PhD
  • Health Promotion in Rural Areas Research Group
  • Gerencia Territorial de la Catalunya Central
  • Institut Catala de la Salut
  • Carrer Pica d'Estats, 36
  • Sant Fruitos de Bages, 08272
  • Spain
  • Phone: 34 6930040
  • Email: jvidal.cc.ics@gencat.cat