Challenges and opportunities of telehealth digital equity to manage HIV and comorbidities for older persons living with HIV in New York State.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Older persons living with HIV (PLWH) need routine healthcare to manage HIV and other comorbidities. This mixed methods study investigated digital equity, constituted as access, use and quality, of HIV and specialty telehealth services for PLWH > 50 years during the initial wave of the COVID-19 pandemic when services transitioned to remote care.

Methods

A survey of closed and open-ended questions was administered to 80 English (N = 63) and Spanish (N = 17) speaking PLWH receiving HIV care at an Academic Medical Center (N = 50) or a Federally Qualified Health Center (N = 30) in New York State. Quantitative analyses examined characteristics predicting telehealth use and visit quality. Qualitative analyses utilized thematic coding to reveal common experiences. Results

SUBMITTER: Baim-Lance A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9073813 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature