Social determinants of telemedicine utilization in ambulatory cardiovascular patients during the COVID-19 pandemic.

ABSTRACT:

Aims

The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has resulted in the rapid uptake of telemedicine (TM) for routine cardiovascular care. To examine the predictors of TM utilization among ambulatory cardiology patients during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Methods and results

In this single-centre retrospective study, all ambulatory cardiovascular encounters occurring between 16 March and 19 June 2020 were assessed. Baseline characteristics by visit type (in-person, TM phone, TM video) were compared using Chi-square and student t-tests, with statistical significance defined by P-value <0.05. Multivariate logistic regression was used to explore the predictors of TM vs. in-person care. A total of 8446 patients [86% Non-Hispanic (NH) White, 42% female, median age 66.8

SUBMITTER: Brown KJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8083322 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature