Perceptions of and Preferences for Telemedicine Use Since the Early Stages of the COVID-19 Pandemic: Cross-Sectional Survey of Patients and Physicians

Sanae Mazouri-Karker   ¹ , MD ;   Robin Lüchinger   ² , MSc ;   Olivia Braillard   ³ , MD ;   Nadia Bajwa   ^{2, 4} , MD, PhD ;   Sophia Achab   ^{5, 6} , MD, PhD ;   Patricia Hudelson   ⁷ , PhD ;   Melissa Dominicé Dao   ⁷ , MD, PD ;   Noelle Junod Perron   ^{2, 8} , MD, PhD

¹ E-health and Telemedicine Division, Geneva University Hospitals, Geneva, Switzerland

² Unit of Development and Research in Medical Education, Faculty of Medicine, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland

³ Primary Care Division, Geneva University Hospitals, Geneva, Switzerland

⁴ Department of General Pediatrics at the Children’s Hospital, Geneva University Hospitals, Geneva, Switzerland

⁵ Treatment Centre ReConnecte, Department of Psychiatry, University Hospitals of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland

⁶ Clinical and Sociological Research Unit, WHO Collaborating Centre for Training and Research in Mental Health, Geneva, Switzerland

⁷ Department of Primary Care Medicine, Geneva University Hospitals, Geneva, Switzerland

⁸ Medical Directory, Geneva University Hospitals, Geneva, Switzerland