Healthcare Disruptions and Use of Telehealth Services Among People With Multiple Sclerosis During the COVID-19 Pandemic.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The current study examined health care disruptions and use of telehealth services among people with multiple sclerosis (pwMS) during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Design

Cross-sectional survey.

Setting

General community.

Participants

Participants (N=163) included 70 pwMS and 93 healthy controls (HCs). The majority of respondents were from the United States (88%).

Interventions

Not applicable.

Main outcome measures

Rates of health care disruptions (eg, missing/canceling appointments, experiencing delays) and telehealth use for MS and non-MS medical care and mental health care.

Results

In this U.S. majority, predominantly White, and high socioeconomic status sample, 38% to 50% of pwMS reported experiencing disruptions in their MS and non-M

SUBMITTER: Chen MH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8801263 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature