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When Access Isn't the Issue: Addressing Barriers to Psychiatric Telemedicine Engagement among Older Latinos

Year: 2024

Type: article

Abstract: Telemedicine has significant potential to democratize modern medicine. At its best, telemedicine enhances access to high-quality, specialized medical care by offering an alternative to in-person doctors’ visits that help to save time, energy, and resources for patients and providers.1 However, not all groups can engage with telemedicine services equitably. For example, data collected from the 2021 National Health Interview Survey indicated that only 37% of adults in the United States had used telemedicine in the past 12 months with certain subgroups less likely to engage, including people who identify as Hispanic/Latino, have lower levels of education or financial resources, and live in less urbanized regions with reduced access to broadband internet.

Source: The American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry Open Science Education and Practice

DOI: 10.1016/j.osep.2024.09.001

Authors: Elliott R. Weinstein, Daniel E. Jimenez

Institutions: Rush University Medical Center, University of Miami

Language: English

Topic: Telemedicine and Telehealth Implementation

Subfield: Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDGs: Reduced inequalities, Good health and well-being

Open Access status: hybrid

Estimated APC paid: $2,700