Rural-Urban Differences in Telehealth Utilization and Delayed Care During the COVID-19 Pandemic.

ABSTRACT: Purpose: Use of telehealth among older adults increased during the COVID-19 pandemic, but patterns and correlates of its use are poorly understood. The present study uses a representative sample of Medicare beneficiaries to examine rural-urban differences in telehealth utilization during the pandemic and to investigate the associations between the number and type of telehealth services utilized and delayed in-person care. Methods: The study sample (N = 3,257) came from Round 10 of the National Health and Aging Trends Study. Telehealth was measured in three modalities: phone calls, e-mails or portal messages, and video calls. Multivariable Poisson and logistic regressions were performed to test the study aims, adjusting for sociodemographic and h

SUBMITTER: Johannes BL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10714252 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature