Rapid Integration of Home Telehealth Visits Amidst COVID-19: What Do Older Adults Need to Succeed?

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Our objective was to identify and address patient-perceived barriers to integrating home telehealth visits.

Design

We used an exploratory sequential mixed-methods design to conduct patient needs assessments, a home telehealth pilot, and formative evaluation of the pilot.

Setting

Veterans Affairs geriatrics-renal clinic.

Participants

Patients with scheduled clinic visits from October 2019 to April 2020.

Measurements

We conducted an in-person needs assessment and telephone postvisit interviews.

Results

Through 50 needs assessments, we identified patient-perceived barriers in interest, access to care, access to technology, and confidence. A total of 34 (68%) patients were interested in completing a home telehealth visit, but fewer (32 (64%)

SUBMITTER: Hawley CE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8554768 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature