Telehealth Utilization Among Surgical Oncology Patients at a Large Academic Cancer Center.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic increased the use of telehealth within medicine. Data on sociodemographic and clinical characteristics associated with telehealth utilization among cancer surgical patients have not been well-defined.

Methods

Cancer patients who had a surgical oncology visit at the James Cancer Hospital in March 2020-May 2021 were included. Patient demographic and clinical characteristics were recorded; access to modern information technology was measured using the Digital Divide Index (DDI). A logistic regression model was used to assess odds of receiving a telehealth.

Results

Among 2942 patients, median DDI was 18.2 (interquartile range 17.4-22.1). Patients were most often insured through managed care (n = 1459, 49.6%), fol

SUBMITTER: Paro A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9331038 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature