Perceptions of telehealth among older U.S. adults during the COVID-19 pandemic: A national survey.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

COVID-19 necessitated a shift from in-person to virtual care for all patients, particularly older adults. It is unknown how older individuals' views of telehealth changed during this time and how this may affect their future use of telehealth services.

Methods

We used data from a cross-sectional online survey of a nationally representative sample of 2074 U.S. adults ages 50-80 who were participants in the National Poll on Healthy Aging. We performed a descriptive and multivariable analysis of individuals' perspectives on past and future telehealth visits, sociodemographics, and health status.

Results

Before March 2020, 5.8% of respondents had used telehealth, compared to 32.0% by June 2020. Of telehealth users, 36.1% indicated their most recent telehealth

SUBMITTER: Li KY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10080170 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature