Changes in access to health services during the COVID-19 pandemic: a scoping review

G Pujolar, A Oliver-Anglès, I Vargas… - International journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
The COVID-19 pandemic and the measures adopted are having a profound impact on a
major goal of public healthcare systems: universal access to health services. The objective …

Impact of COVID-19 on cervical cancer screening: Challenges and opportunities to improving resilience and reduce disparities

N Wentzensen, MA Clarke, RB Perkins - Preventive medicine, 2021 - Elsevier
The COVID-19 pandemic has a major impact on a wide range of health outcomes.
Disruptions of elective health services related to cervical screening, management of …

Virtual care use before and during the COVID-19 pandemic: a repeated cross-sectional study

RS Bhatia, C Chu, A Pang, M Tadrous… - … Open Access Journal, 2021 - cmajopen.ca
Background: The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic is thought to have
increased use of virtual care, but population-based studies are lacking. We aimed to assess …

Pulmonary rehabilitation for adults with chronic respiratory disease: an official American Thoracic Society clinical practice guideline

CL Rochester, JA Alison, B Carlin… - American journal of …, 2023 - atsjournals.org
Background: Despite the known benefits of pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) for patients with
chronic respiratory disease, this treatment is underused. Evidence-based guidelines should …

[PDF][PDF] Medicare beneficiaries' use of telehealth in 2020: Trends by beneficiary characteristics and location

LW Samson, W Tarazi, G Turrini… - Washington, DC: Office …, 2021 - connectwithcare.org
• Prior to the pandemic, telehealth made up less than 1% of visits across all visit specialties
but increased substantially in 2020. Telehealth increased to 8% of primary care visits, while …

Barriers to telehealth access among homebound older adults

AV Kalicki, KA Moody, E Franzosa… - Journal of the …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Background/Objectives To identify major barriers to video‐based telehealth use
among homebound older adults. Design Cross‐sectional survey. Setting A large home …

Understanding telemedicine's “new normal”: variations in telemedicine use by specialty line and patient demographics

C Drake, T Lian, B Cameron, K Medynskaya… - Telemedicine and e …, 2022 - liebertpub.com
Background: Our objective was to examine the variation in telemedicine adoption by
specialty line and patient demographic characteristics after the initial peak period of the …

Wearable devices in cardiovascular medicine

A Hughes, MMH Shandhi, H Master, J Dunn… - Circulation …, 2023 - Am Heart Assoc
Wearable devices, such as smartwatches and activity trackers, are commonly used by
patients in their everyday lives to manage their health and well-being. These devices collect …

Barriers and facilitators to telemedicine: can you hear me now?

AM Lopez, K Lam, R Thota - American Society of Clinical Oncology …, 2021 - europepmc.org
In its most direct interpretation, telemedicine is medical care provided at a distance.
Although telemedicine's use had been steadily increasing, the COVID-19 pandemic …

Disparities in telemedicine during COVID‐19

AS Qian, MK Schiaffino, V Nalawade, L Aziz… - Cancer …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Background Oncology rapidly shifted to telemedicine in response to the COVID‐19
pandemic. Telemedicine can increase access to healthcare, but recent research has shown …