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ArticleJournal of medical Internet research2021

Using Telehealth to Deliver Primary Care to Adolescents During and After the COVID-19 Pandemic: National Survey Study of US Primary Care Professionals.

Melissa B Gilkey, Wei Yi Kong, Qian Huang, Brigid K Grabert, Peyton Thompson, Noel T Brewer

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Article in Journal of medical Internet research, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 19 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

19 citing papers in PubMed, 43 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Melissa B GilkeyDepartment of Health Behavior, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, United States.ORCID 0000-0003-1561-1392
Wei Yi KongDepartment of Health Behavior, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, United States.ORCID 0000-0003-2434-744X
Qian HuangDepartment of Health Behavior, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, United States.ORCID 0000-0002-3447-5552
Brigid K GrabertDepartment of Health Behavior, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, United States.ORCID 0000-0003-0556-1563
Peyton ThompsonDepartment of Pediatrics, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, United States.ORCID 0000-0002-9679-9763
Noel T BrewerDepartment of Health Behavior, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, United States.ORCID 0000-0003-2241-7002
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill · US

Funding

Cancer Control Education ProgramT32CA057726 · NCI · UNIV OF NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL · PI Melissa B Gilkey, Melissa A. Troester · 2017 to 2026
$3.7M
Characterizing Hepatitis B Transmission in Congolese ChildrenK08AI148607 · NIAID · UNIV OF NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL · PI THOMPSON, PEYTON J · 2020 to 2024
$1.0M
NCI NIH HHS T32 CA057726NIAID NIH HHS K08 AI148607Wellcome Trust
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe COVID-19 pandemic has led to unprecedented use of telehealth, including by primary care professionals (PCPs) who serve adolescents.

objectiveTo inform future practice and policies, we sought to characterize PCPs' recent experience using adolescent telehealth as well as their support for it after the COVID-19 pandemic is over.

methodsFrom February to March 2021, we conducted a web-based survey of 1047 PCPs in the United States. Our national sample included physicians (747/1047, 71%), advanced practice providers (177/1047, 17%), and nurses (123/1047, 12%) who provided primary care to adolescents aged 11-17 years.

resultsMost PCPs reported using telehealth for a low, moderate, or high proportion of their adolescent patients in the three months prior to the survey (424/1047, 40%, 286/1047, 27%, and 219/1047, 21%, respectively); only 11% (118/1047) reported no use. A majority of respondents agreed that adolescent telehealth increases access to care (720/1047, 69%) and enables them to provide high-quality care (560/1047, 53%). Few believed that adolescent telehealth takes too much time (142/1047, 14%) or encourages health care overuse (157/1047, 15%). Most supported giving families the option of adolescent telehealth for primary care after the pandemic is over (683/1047, 65%) and believed that health insurance plans should continue to reimburse for telehealth visits (863/1047, 82%). Approximately two-thirds (702/1047, 67%) wanted to offer adolescent telehealth visits after the pandemic, with intentions being higher among those with recent telehealth experience (P<.001).

conclusionsPCPs in our national sample reported widespread use of and predominantly positive attitudes toward adolescent telehealth. Our findings also suggest broad support among PCPs for continuing to offer adolescent telehealth after the COVID-19 pandemic ends.

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COVID-19TelemedicineAdolescentHumansPandemicsPrimary Health CareSARS-CoV-2United Statesaccessadolescentadolescent healthCOVID-19health communicationhealth servicespolicyprimary caresurveyteenagertelehealthtelemedicineyoung adult

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PMID34406974
PMCPMC8437399
OpenAlexW3183066969

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