Factors associated with virtual care access in older adults: a cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

virtual care has been critical during the COVID-19 pandemic, but there may be inequities in accessing different virtual modalities (i.e. telephone or videoconference).

Objective

to describe patient-specific factors associated with receiving different virtual care modalities.

Design

cross-sectional study.

Setting and subjects

we reviewed medical records of all patients assessed virtually in the geriatric medicine clinic at St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, Canada, between 17 March and 13 July 2020.

Methods

we derived adjusted odds ratios (OR), risk differences (RDs) and marginal and predicted probabilities, with 95% confidence intervals, from a multivariable logistic regression model, which tested the association between having a videoconference

SUBMITTER: Liu L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7929426 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature