Table 1 Description of healthcare contacts categories included in the study
Direct-to-consumer telemedicine physician consultations | Face-to-face physician office visits | Digi-physical physician consultations | Nurse telephone consultations | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Provider and patient spatially separated | Yes | No | Yes | Yes |
Consists of, or aims to correspond to, a traditional primary healthcare visit | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
Patient fee in 2018 | SEK 250, SEK 0 for ages < 20 years and > 85 years | SEK 200, SEK 0 for ages < 18 years and > 85 years | SEK 200, SEK 0 for ages < 18 years and > 85 years | SEK 0 |
Produced in Stockholm | No, produced in Region Jönköping | Yes | Yes | Regional collaboration |
Source | Jönköping regional healthcare database | Stockholm regional healthcare database | Stockholm regional healthcare database | Stockholm regional healthcare database |