Comparison of Healthcare Utilization Between Telemedicine and Standard Care: A Propensity-Score Matched Cohort Study Among Individuals With Chronic Psychotic Disorders in Ontario, Canada.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Telemedicine adoption has grown significantly due to the coronavirus of 2019 pandemic; however, it remains unclear what the impact of widespread telemedicine use is on healthcare utilization among individuals with psychosis.

Objectives

To investigate the impact of telemedicine use on changes in healthcare utilization among patients with chronic psychotic disorders (CPDs).

Study design

We conducted a population-based, retrospective propensity-matched cohort study using healthcare administrative data in Ontario, Canada. Patients were included if they had at least one ambulatory visit between March 14, 2020 and September 30, 2020 and a CPD diagnosis any time before March 14, 2020. Telemedicine users (2+ virtual visits after March 14, 2020) were propensity scor

SUBMITTER: Shakeri A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9384485 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature