Telehealth access and experiences of older adults with HIV during the COVID-19 pandemic: Lessons for the future.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Telehealth services are proposed to improve access and retention to care for people with HIV (PWH). Yet the rapid uptake of telehealth services during the COVID-19 pandemic created equity concerns, especially for already vulnerable populations. Older PWH may face a combination of barriers to telehealth but also stand to benefit given social isolation and the need for multimorbidity management. Few studies have focused on this population, and we aimed to assess the telehealth capability and experiences of older PWH at an urban HIV clinic.

Methods

We did this in two ways: (1) we contacted PWH aged ≥65 via telephone about telehealth capabilities and (2) we conducted focus groups with older PWH who transitioned from in-person to virtual classes affiliated with the cli

SUBMITTER: Reyes E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11368638 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature