Perspectives of primary care clinicians in Massachusetts on use of telemedicine with adults aged 65 and older during the COVID-19 pandemic.

ABSTRACT: To learn how to improve telemedicine for adults >65, we asked primary care clinicians ("PCPs") affiliated with one large Boston-area health system their views on using telemedicine (which included phone-only or video visits) with adults >65 during the COVID-19 pandemic. In open-ended questions, we asked PCPs to describe any challenges or useful experiences with telemedicine and suggestions for improving telemedicine as part of a larger web-based survey conducted between September 2020 and February 2021. Overall, 163/383 (42%) PCPs responded to the survey. Of these, 114 (70%) completed at least one open-ended question, 85% were non-Hispanic white, 59% were female, 75% were community-based, and 75% were in practice >20 years. We identified three major themes in participants' comments includi

SUBMITTER: Aliberti GM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8824169 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature