Disparities in telehealth utilization in patients with pain during COVID-19.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

The shift from in-person visits to telehealth visits during the COVID-19 pandemic presented unique challenges for patients with pain. Disparities in health care access already existed, and the impact of telehealth on these inequities has not been studied.

Objectives

To identify sociodemographic characteristics of patients with pain obtaining care through video, telephone, and in-person visits as social distancing restrictions evolved during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Methods

Using our institutional clinical data warehouse, we identified 3314 patients with pain receiving care at a large academic institution in New York City during a baseline period (September 23, 2019-March 22, 2020) and counted telephone, video, and in-person visits during the following condi

SUBMITTER: Mueller BR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9015206 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May-Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature