Telehealth service use and quality of care among US adults with diabetes: A cross-sectional study of the 2022 health information national trends survey.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To characterise telehealth use, reasons for using or not using telehealth and the factors associated with telehealth use among US adults with diabetes.

Design

A cross-sectional study.

Setting

Data were sourced from the 2022 Health Information National Trends Survey.

Participants

US adults aged 18 years or older with self-reported diagnosis of diabetes (both type 1 and type 2).

Primary and secondary outcomes

Past 12-month utilisation of telehealth services, modality (eg, video, voice only), overall perception of quality of care, perceived trust in healthcare system and patient-centred communication score.

Results

In an analysis of 1116 US adults with diabetes, representing 33.6 million individuals, 48.1% reported telehealth use in the pas

SUBMITTER: Hong YR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11535679 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature