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Immigrants' Use of eHealth Services in the United States, National Health Interview Survey, 2011-2015.
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- Telehealth Perceptions Among US Immigrant Patients at an Academic Internal Medicine Practice: Cross-sectional Study.JMIR human factors · 2022Article
- Inequity in Access and Delivery of Virtual Care Interventions: A Scoping Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Experiences of care delays and telehealth use during the COVID-19 pandemic among socioeconomically diverse cardiovascular patients and clinicians in an urban hospital.AMIA ... Annual Symposium proceedings. AMIA Symposium · 2022Article
- Identifying factors affecting willingness to participate in floating population health volunteer services by Chinese volunteers based on the theory of the planned behavior expansion model.Frontiers in psychology · 2022Article
- Internet-Based Health Care Communication Among Cancer Survivors, 2011-2018 National Health Interview Survey.Preventing chronic disease · 2021Article
- Factors Associated with First-Time Telehealth Utilization for Marshallese Living in the United States.Telemedicine reports · 2021Article
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Abstract
objectivesLittle is known about the use of electronic health (eHealth) services supported by information technology in the United States among immigrants, a group that faces barriers in accessing care and, consequently, disparities in health outcomes. We examined differences in the use of eHealth services in the United States by immigration status in a nationally representative sample.
methodsWe used data from the 2011-2015 National Health Interview Survey to assess use of eHealth services among US natives, naturalized citizens, and noncitizens. Our outcome variable of interest was respondent-reported use of eHealth services, defined as making medical appointments online, refilling prescriptions online, or communicating with health care professionals through email, during the past 12 months. We analyzed use of eHealth services, demographic characteristics, socioeconomic status, and health status among all 3 groups. We used multivariate logistic regression models to examine the association between immigration status and the likelihood of using eHealth services, adjusting for individual demographic, socioeconomic, and health characteristics.
resultsAmong 126 893 US natives, 18 763 (16.1%) reported using any eHealth services in the past 12 months, compared with 1738 of 15 102 (13.0%) naturalized citizens and 1020 of 14 340 (7.8%) noncitizens. Adjusting for socioeconomic factors reduced initial gaps: naturalized citizens (adjusted odds ratio [aOR] = 0.81; 95% confidence interval [CI], 0.75-0.87) and noncitizens (aOR = 0.81; 95% CI, 0.72-0.90) had approximately 20% lower odds of using eHealth services than did US natives. However, the differences varied by type of eHealth service. Immigrants with higher English-language proficiency were more likely to use eHealth services than were immigrants with lower English-language proficiency.
conclusionsTargeted interventions that reduce socioeconomic barriers in accessing technology and promote multilingual electronic portals could help mitigate disparities in use of eHealth services.
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