Health care disparities during the COVID-19 pandemic

EA Andraska, O Alabi, C Dorsey, Y Erben… - Seminars in vascular …, 2021 - Elsevier
ABSTRACT Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), caused by severe acute respiratory
syndrome coronavirus 2, is a pandemic with more than 32 million cases and more than …

[HTML][HTML] The use of digital health services among patients and citizens living at home: scoping review

M Rosenlund, UM Kinnunen, K Saranto - Journal of Medical Internet …, 2023 - jmir.org
Background The development of digital health services reflects not only the technical
development of services but also a change in attitude and the way of thinking. It has become …

Perceptions of telehealth vs in-person visits among older adults with advanced kidney disease, care partners, and clinicians

K Ladin, T Porteny, JM Perugini, KM Gonzales… - JAMA network …, 2021 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Telehealth has been posited as a cost-effective means for improving access to
care for persons with chronic conditions, including kidney disease. Perceptions of telehealth …

[HTML][HTML] Digitally disconnected: qualitative study of patient perspectives on the digital divide and potential solutions

MA Alkureishi, ZY Choo, A Rahman, K Ho… - JMIR human …, 2021 - humanfactors.jmir.org
Background As telemedicine utilization increased during the COVID-19 pandemic, divergent
usage patterns for video and audio-only telephone visits emerged. Older, low-income …

Telehealth utilization during the COVID-19 pandemic: a preliminary selective review

A Harju, J Neufeld - Telemedicine reports, 2022 - liebertpub.com
Background: The COVID-19 pandemic reduced in-person visit volume and fueled a
corresponding explosion in demand for telehealth services, resulting in the enactment of …

[HTML][HTML] Evolution of the digital operating room: the place of video technology in surgery

S Cheikh Youssef, K Haram, J Noël, V Patel… - … archives of surgery, 2023 - Springer
Purpose The aim of this review was to collate current evidence wherein digitalisation,
through the incorporation of video technology and artificial intelligence (AI), is being applied …

Effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on bariatric surgery in North America: a retrospective analysis of 834,647 patients

K Verhoeff, V Mocanu, J Dang, H Wilson… - Surgery for Obesity and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Background COVID-19 has transformed surgical care, yet little is known regarding
implications for bariatric surgery. Objective We sought to characterize the effect of COVID-19 …

[HTML][HTML] Barriers to telemedicine use: qualitative analysis of provider perspectives during the COVID-19 pandemic

M Patel, H Berlin, A Rajkumar, SL Krein… - JMIR Human …, 2023 - humanfactors.jmir.org
Background: Though telemedicine is a promising approach for removing barriers to care
and improving access for patients, telemedicine use for many medical specialties has …

Transition to virtual asthma care during the COVID-19 pandemic: an observational study

PJ Cvietusa, GK Goodrich, JF Steiner, JA Shoup… - The Journal of Allergy …, 2022 - Elsevier
Background The COVID-19 pandemic increased reliance on virtual care for patients with
persistent asthma. Objective This retrospective cohort study assessed changes from in …

[HTML][HTML] Primary care utilization among telehealth users and non-users at a large urban public healthcare system

K Chen, C Zhang, A Gurley, S Akkem, H Jackson - PloS one, 2022 - journals.plos.org
Telehealth services may improve access to care, but there are concerns around whether
availability of telehealth may increase care utilization. We assessed whether usage of …