Older adults' perspectives on primary care telemedicine during the COVID-19 pandemic.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic there were many barriers to telemedicine primary care for adults ≥65 years including insurance coverage restrictions and having lower digital access and literacy. With the pandemic, insurance coverage broadened and many older adults utilized telemedicine creating an opportunity to learn from their experiences to inform future policy.

Methods

Between April 2020 and June 2021, we conducted a cross-sectional multimethod study of English-speaking, cognitively-intact, adults ≥65, who had a phone-only and/or video telemedicine visit with their primary care physician within one large Massachusetts health system (10 different practices) since March 2020. The study questionnaire asked participants their overall satisfaction with telemedicine

SUBMITTER: Bhatia R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9538237 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature