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Hidalgo-Padilla L, Dabbous M, Halvorsrud K, Beaney T, Gideon G, Gogarty E, Greenfield G, Hayhoe B, Kerr G, Raine R, Rehill N, Stewart R, Gaughran F, Pinto da Costa M
Remote Consultations in England During COVID-19: Challenges in Data Quality, Linkage, and Research Validity
Remote consultations in England during COVID-19: Challenges in data quality, linkage, and research validity
Liliana Hidalgo-Padilla;
Massar Dabbous;
Kristoffer Halvorsrud;
Thomas Beaney;
Gideon Gideon;
Eoin Gogarty;
Geva Greenfield;
Benedict Hayhoe;
Gabriele Kerr;
Rosalind Raine;
Niran Rehill;
Robert Stewart;
Fiona Gaughran;
Mariana Pinto da Costa
ABSTRACT
The COVID-19 pandemic prompted an accelerated shift towards the use of remote consultations across healthcare, and a significant proportion of healthcare contacts continue to be conducted remotely. Consequently, there is an urgent need to understand the impact of remote consultations on health pathways. In this article, we discuss key challenges in data sources in England, which limit the scope of research on the impact of remote consultations on health outcomes. We present variations in the findings of observational studies on remote consultations and discuss their validity in relation to differences in population and data sources. Finally, we present recommendations to improve data quality for future research, such as data recording platforms and greater structures to support data linkage across primary and secondary care electronic health records.
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Hidalgo-Padilla L, Dabbous M, Halvorsrud K, Beaney T, Gideon G, Gogarty E, Greenfield G, Hayhoe B, Kerr G, Raine R, Rehill N, Stewart R, Gaughran F, Pinto da Costa M
Remote Consultations in England During COVID-19: Challenges in Data Quality, Linkage, and Research Validity