Social determinants of telemedicine utilization in ambulatory cardiovascular patients during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Social determinants of telemedicine utilization in ambulatory cardiovascular patients during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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DOI:
10.1093/ehjdh/ztab039
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发表时间:
2021-06
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通讯作者:
Bhatt AB
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Brown KJ;Mathenge N;Crousillat D;Pagliaro J;Grady C;Katz N;Singh JP;Bhatt AB
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has resulted in the rapid uptake of telemedicine (TM) for routine cardiovascular care. To examine the predictors of TM utilization among ambulatory cardiology patients during the COVID-19 pandemic. In this single-centre retrospective study, all ambulatory cardiovascular encounters occurring between 16 March and 19 June 2020 were assessed. Baseline characteristics by visit type (in-person, TM phone, TM video) were compared using Chi-square and student t-tests, with statistical significance defined by P-value <0.05. Multivariate logistic regression was used to explore the predictors of TM vs. in-person care. A total of 8446 patients [86% Non-Hispanic (NH) White, 42% female, median age 66.8 ± 15.2 years] completed an ambulatory cardiovascular visit during the study period. TM phone (n = 4981, 61.5%) was the primary mode of ambulatory care followed by TM video (n = 2693, 33.2%). NH Black race [odds ratio (OR) 0.56, 95% confidence interval (CI): 0.35–0.94; P-value = 0.02], Hispanic ethnicity (OR 0.53, 95% CI: 0.29–0.98; P = 0.04), public insurance (Medicaid OR 0.50, 95% CI: 0.32–0.79; P = 0.003, Medicare OR 0.65, 95% CI: 0.47–0.89; P = 0.009), zip-code linked median household income of <$75 000, age >85 years, and patients with a diagnosis of heart failure were associated with reduced access to TM video encounters and a higher likelihood of in-person care. Significant disparities in TM video access for ambulatory cardiovascular care exist among the elderly, lower income, as well as Black and Hispanic racial/ethnic groups. The forest plot (left panel) shows adjusted odds ratios for TM video encounters. The box plot (lower right) shows the relationship of averaged median income in our cardiac population to race/ethnicity. The diagram (upper right) highlights the six factors associated with low TM video use in this cardiac population. AF, atrial fibrillation; CAD, coronary artery disease; CHD, congenital heart disease; HFpEF, heart failure with preserved ejection fraction; HFrEF, heart failure with reduced ejection fraction; HTN, hypertension.
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DOI:
10.1161/circheartfailure.120.007264
发表时间:
2020-08
期刊:
Circulation. Heart failure
影响因子:
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作者:
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通讯作者:
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DOI:
10.1161/hcq.0000000000000089
发表时间:
2020-08-01
影响因子:
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