ArticleJournal of immigrant and minority health2022
Telemedicine Use in Refugee Primary Care: Implications for Care Beyond the COVID-19 Pandemic.
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- An investigation into telemedicine utilization for refugee mental health: a systematic review.Globalization and health · 2025Pooled it
- Interventions to Improve Health Among Refugees in the United States: A Systematic Review.Journal of community health · 2025Pooled it
- Applications and outcomes of implementing telemedicine for hypertension management in COVID-19 pandemic: A systematic review.PloS one · 2024Pooled it
- Barriers to and Facilitators of Digital Health Among Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Populations: Qualitative Systematic Review.Journal of medical Internet research · 2023Pooled it
- Does Language Proficiency Affect Completion of Telerehabilitation Video Visits? A Retrospective Study.Journal of immigrant and minority health · 2026Article
- Virtual Care and Compassion for Migrants and Refugees: A Scoping Review.Journal of immigrant and minority health · 2026Review
- A consensus-based evaluation framework for telehealth in resource-constrained settings: evidence from a community Delphi study in Colombia.Frontiers in digital health · 2026Article
- Immigrant perspectives on navigating the US healthcare system in the Post-COVID-19 landscape: a photo-elicitation project.Journal of migration and health · 2026Article
- Analysis of the consultations on the InfoChagas digital platform.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2026Article
- Navigating crisis: teleconsultation use and its determinants among internally displaced persons in wartime Sudan.BMC health services research · 2025Article
- Digital solutions for migrant and refugee health: a framework for analysis and action.The Lancet regional health. Europe · 2025Review
- Professionals' and Intercultural Mediators' Perspectives on Communication With Ukrainian Refugees in the Czech Healthcare System.Health expectations : an international journal of public participation in health care and health policy · 2024Article
- Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Prenatal Care Utilization Among Italian and Immigrant Pregnant Women: A Multicenter Survey.International journal of public health · 2024Article
- Effectiveness of a telehealth patient education intervention for breast cancer awareness and screening uptake among Afghan refugee women: a cross-sectional survey and feasibility study.EClinicalMedicine · 2023Article
- Virtual care use among older immigrant adults in Ontario, Canada during the COVID-19 pandemic: A repeated cross-sectional analysis.PLOS digital health · 2023Article
- Perceived Impact of Virtual Visits on Access to Care in Family Medicine During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Qualitative Study of Benefits and Challenges.Journal of primary care & community healthArticle
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Abstract
The expansion of telemedicine during the COVID-19 pandemic offers an opportunity to reach vulnerable refugee communities with limited access to healthcare; however, there are limited data on characteristics of refugee patients that are associated with telemedicine use. We examined primary care encounters between March 2020 and February 2021. We compared telemedicine encounters among refugee and non-refugee patients and examined patient characteristics associated with telemedicine use in refugee patients. Overall, refugees used telemedicine less (aOR = 0.59, p < .001). Among refugee patients, telemedicine encounters were more likely if the patient had hypertension or diabetes, had an activated patient portal, carried private insurance and spoke English as their primary language. Telemedicine may be a useful modality of care management for refugee patients who require many follow-up visits; however, language barriers remain a concern. This is important to consider as telemedicine efforts continue and are expanded.
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