Social Determinants of Health and Patients' Technology Acceptance of Telehealth During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Pilot Survey.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Telehealth has been widely adopted by patients during the COVID-19 pandemic. Many social determinants of health influence the adoption.

Objective

This pilot study aimed to understand the social determinants of patients' adoption of telehealth in the context of the pandemic.

Methods

A survey methodology was used to capture data from 215 participants using Amazon Mechanical Turk. The study was guided by the technology acceptance model and the social determinants of health framework. The questionnaire included technology acceptance model variables (eg, perceived usefulness [PU] and perceived ease of use [PEOU]), social determinants (eg, access to health care, socioeconomic status, education, and health literacy), and demographic information (eg, age, sex, race

SUBMITTER: Anil Kumar Vaidhyam S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10631497 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature