Preferences for virtual versus in-person mental and physical healthcare in Canada: a descriptive study from a cohort of youth and their parents enriched for severe mental illness.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Virtual care may improve access to healthcare and may be well suited to digitally connected youth, but experts caution that privacy and technology barriers could perpetuate access inequities. Success of virtual care will depend on its alignment with patient preferences. However, information on preferences for virtual and in-person healthcare is missing, especially for youth. We sought to quantify preferences for and barriers to virtual versus in-person mental and physical healthcare in youth and their parents, including in vulnerable segments of the population such as families with a parent with severe mental illness (SMI).

Methods

Participants were 219 youth and 326 parents from the Families Overcoming Risks and Building Opportunities for Wellbeing cohort from Ca

SUBMITTER: Mazurka R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10806455 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature