Evaluation of pediatric rheumatology telehealth satisfaction during the COVID-19 pandemic.

ABSTRACT:

Background

During the Coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic, ambulatory pediatric rheumatology healthcare rapidly transformed to a mainly telehealth model. However, pediatric patient and caregiver satisfaction with broadly deployed telehealth programs remains largely unknown. This study aimed to evaluate patient/caregiver satisfaction with telehealth and identify the factors associated with satisfaction in a generalizable sample of pediatric rheumatology patients.

Methods

Patients with an initial telehealth video visit with a rheumatology provider between April and June 2020 were eligible. All patients/caregivers were sent a post-visit survey to assess a modified version of the Telehealth Usability Questionnaire (TUQ) and demographic and clinical characteristics. TUQ total and s

SUBMITTER: Waqar-Cowles LN 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8655491 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature