Age and Racial Disparities in Telehealth Use Among People with HIV During the COVID-19 Pandemic.
AIDS Behav
; 26(8): 2686-2691, 2022 Aug.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1669844
ABSTRACT
The COVID-19 pandemic resulted in widespread telehealth expansion. To determine telehealth uptake and potential sociodemographic differences in utilization among people with HIV (PwH), we examined HIV care appointments at the University of Chicago Medicine, an urban tertiary hospital. Visits between March 15th and September 9th for 2019 and 2020 were categorized as in-person, telehealth, and within telehealth, video, and phone. Differences in visit types were modeled using logistic regression to examine associations with demographics, insurance type, and HIV risk transmission category. Telehealth appointments were more likely for those aged 46-60 versus those 31-45 [46-60; AOR 1.89 95% CI (1.14, 3.15)]. Black race and participants of other races were less likely to use telehealth compared to whites [Black AOR 0.33 95% CI (0.16, 0.64), other AOR 0.10 95% CI (0.02, 0.34)]. Future studies should continue to examine potential disparities in telehealth use among PwH, including age and racial differences.
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Full text:
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Collection:
International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
HIV Infections
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Telemedicine
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COVID-19
Type of study:
Observational study
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Prognostic study
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Randomized controlled trials
Limits:
Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
AIDS Behav
Journal subject:
Behavioral Sciences
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SINDROME DA IMUNODEFICIENCIA ADQUIRIDA (AIDS)
Year:
2022
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
S10461-022-03607-7
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