Preference for and impact of telehealth vs in-person asthma visits among Black and Latinx adults.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Black and Latinx adults experience disproportionate asthma-related morbidity and limited specialty care access. The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 pandemic expanded telehealth use.

Objective

To evaluate visit type (telehealth [TH] vs in-person [IP]) preferences and the impact of visit type on asthma outcomes among Black and Latinx adults with moderate-to-severe asthma.

Methods

For this PREPARE trial ancillary study, visit type preference was surveyed by e-mail or telephone post-trial. Emergency medical record data on visit types and asthma outcomes were available for a subset (March 2020 to April 2021). Characteristics associated with visit type preferences, and relationships between visit type and asthma outcomes (control [Asthma Control T

SUBMITTER: Ugalde IC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10803643 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature