Perceptions and Use of Telehealth Among Mental Health, Primary, and Specialty Care Clinicians During the COVID-19 Pandemic.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Clinician attitudes toward telehealth may impact utilization rates, and findings may differ based on specialty.

Objective

To determine whether clinician beliefs regarding telehealth quality and ease of use were associated with the proportion of care delivered via video, phone, and in-person across specialties.

Design, setting, and participants

This survey study used a voluntary, anonymous survey conducted from August to September 2021 in the Department of Veterans Affairs New England Healthcare System (VANEHS). Mental health (MH), primary care (PC), and specialty care (SC) clinicians were invited to participate. Data were analyzed from October 2021 to January 2022.

Exposures

Participation in a 32-item survey.

Main outcomes and measures

The mai

SUBMITTER: Connolly SL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9175071 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature