Assessing Telemedicine Unreadiness Among Older Adults in the United States During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Lam, Kenneth; Lu, Amy D.; Shi, Ying; Covinsky, Kenneth E.

doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2020.2671

articleJAMA Internal MedicineAug 3, 2020BRONZE OA

Assessing Telemedicine Unreadiness Among Older Adults in the United States During the COVID-19 Pandemic

KLKenneth Lam ADAmy D. Lu YSYing Shi KEKenneth E. Covinsky

University of California, San Francisco

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Abstract

This cross-sectional study uses 2018 data from the National Health and Aging Trends Study to assess the prevalence among older adults in the United States of unreadiness to access video or telephone telemedicine because of disability or inexperience with technology.

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Medicine
Telemedicine
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)
Pandemic
2019-20 coronavirus outbreak
Cross-sectional study
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)
Gerontology

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