Changes in the digital health landscape in cardiac electrophysiology: A pre-and peri-pandemic COVID-19 era survey.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Digital health is transforming healthcare delivery.

Objective

To compare the current digital health landscape in select groups of cardiac electrophysiology (EP) professionals prior to and during the COVID-19 era.

Methods

Two online surveys were emailed to 4 Heart Rhythm Society communities and tweeted out to Twitter EP, 1 before and 1 during the pandemic. Categorical variables were analyzed using the χ ² test and reported as absolute numbers and percentages.

Results

There were 253 pre-pandemic (S1) and 273 follow-up surveys (S2) completed. The majority of respondents to both surveys were male, aged <55 years (70.6% vs 75.1%), university-affiliated (52.6% vs 55%), and physicians (83.3% vs 87.9%). Between S1 and S2, routine use of vid

SUBMITTER: Han JK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8890346 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature