Virtual health care for adult patients with intellectual and developmental disabilities: A scoping review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The COVID-19 pandemic led to an abrupt shift to virtual health care for many patients, including adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD). Approaches to virtual care that are successful for people without IDD may need to be adapted for adults with IDD.

Objective

The aim of this scoping review was to examine what is known about virtual health care for adults with IDD and in particular, the impact of virtual delivery on access to care for this population.

Methods

A comprehensive search was conducted of the academic and grey literature. A two-stage screening process was conducted by two independent reviewers and a structured data extraction template was populated for each included study. Findings were analyzed thematically using Access to

SUBMITTER: Selick A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9619129 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature