Assessment of Patient Preferences for Telehealth in Post-COVID-19 Pandemic Health Care.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Telehealth use greatly increased in 2020 during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic. Patient preferences for telehealth or in-person care are an important factor in defining the role of telehealth in the postpandemic world.

Objective

To ascertain patient preferences for video visits after the ongoing COVID-19 public health emergency and to identify patient perceptions of the value of video visits and the role of out-of-pocket cost in changing patient preference for each visit modality.

Design, setting, and participants

This survey study was conducted using a nationally representative sample of adult members of the RAND American Life Panel. The data were obtained from the American Life Panel Omnibus Survey, which was fielded between March 8 and 19, 2021.

SUBMITTER: Predmore ZS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8637257 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature