Ever Use of Telehealth in Nebraska by March 2021: Cross-Sectional Analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Nationally, COVID-19 spurred the uptake of telehealth to facilitate patients' access to medical care, especially among individuals living in geographically isolated areas. Despite the potential benefits of telehealth to address health care access barriers and enhance health outcomes, there are still disparities in the accessibility and utilization of telehealth services. Hence, identifying facilitators and barriers to telehealth should be prioritized to ensure that disparities are mitigated rather than exacerbated.

Objective

This study aims to identify factors associated with ever use of telehealth in Nebraska, a primarily rural state with a significant portion of its population living in nonmetropolitan areas.

Methods

A stratified random sample of Nebraska

SUBMITTER: Smith LC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11638684 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature