How general practitioners and patients discuss type 2 diabetes mellitus and cardiovascular diseases concerns during consultations: Implications for digital health.

Objective: To analyse general practitioner-patient consultations about type 2 diabetes mellitus or cardiovascular diseases and describe (i) the nature of self-management discussions; (ii) actions required from patients and consultation regarding self-management; and (iii) implications for digital health to support patients (and ) consultation.

Method: This study screened 281 general practitioner consultations conducted in 2017 within the UK general practice setting from an existing dataset containing videos and transcripts of consultations between GPs and patients. Secondary analysis was conducted using a multi-method approach, including descriptive, content, and visualisation analysis, to inform the nature of self-management discussions, what actions are required from patients, and whether digital technology was mentioned during the consultation to support self-management.

Analysis of in-person general practice respiratory consultations: assessing translatability to telehealth.

Background: The COVID-19 pandemic saw many GPs adopt telehealth as a consultation modality to minimise disease transmission. Patients presenting with respiratory ailments were particularly affected by this transition, given the overlap of general respiratory symptoms with those of COVID-19. It is unclear if the rapid transition to telehealth has compromised the ability to conduct certain tasks that were possible during in-person consultations.

Translating primary care to telehealth: analysis of in-person consultations on diabetes and cardiovascular disease.

Background: The COVID-19 pandemic had a considerable impact on primary care, resulting in rapid uptake of telehealth. Patients with chronic conditions, such as type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and cardiovascular disease (CVD), relied heavily on telehealth consultations during this period. It is important to assess whether tasks observed during T2DM or CVD in-person consultations are translatable to telehealth.