Disparities in telemedicine during COVID-19.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Oncology rapidly shifted to telemedicine in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Telemedicine can increase access to healthcare, but recent research has shown disparities exist with telemedicine use during the pandemic. This study evaluated health disparities associated with telemedicine uptake during the COVID-19 pandemic among cancer patients in a tertiary care academic medical center.

Methods

This retrospective cohort study evaluated telemedicine use among adult cancer patients who received outpatient medical oncology care within a tertiary care academic healthcare system between January and September 2020. We used multivariable mixed-effects logistic regression models to determine how telemedicine use varied by patient race/ethnicity, primary language, insurance

SUBMITTER: Qian AS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8855911 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature