Kidney transplant recipient perspectives on telehealth during the COVID-19 pandemic.

ABSTRACT: The COVID-19 pandemic has challenged the delivery of health services. Telehealth allows delivery of care without in-person contacts and minimizes the risk of vial transmission. We aimed to describe the perspectives of kidney transplant recipients on the benefits, challenges, and risks of telehealth. We conducted five online focus groups with 34 kidney transplant recipients who had experienced a telehealth appointment. Transcripts were thematically analyzed. We identified five themes: minimizing burden (convenient and easy, efficiency of appointments, reducing exposure to risk, limiting work disruptions, and alleviating financial burden); attuning to individual context (depending on stability of health, respect patient choice of care, and ensuring a conducive environment); protecting person

SUBMITTER: Huuskes BM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8420311 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature