Barriers to telehealth access among homebound older adults

• Published in: Journal of the American Geriatrics Society (JAGS) Vol. 69; no. 9; pp. 2404 - 2411
• Main Authors: Kalicki, Alexander V., Moody, Kate A., Franzosa, Emily, Gliatto, Peter M., Ornstein, Katherine A.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Hoboken, USA John Wiley & Sons, Inc 01.09.2021; Wiley Subscription Services, Inc
• Subjects: Aged; Aged, 80 and over; barriers; Brief Reports; Caregivers; Cognitive ability; COVID-19; COVID‐19‐Related Content; Cross-Sectional Studies; Dementia disorders; Female; Health Personnel - psychology; Health Services Accessibility - statistics & numerical data; Home Care Services - statistics & numerical data; homebound; Homebound Persons - psychology; Homebound Persons - statistics & numerical data; home‐based; Humans; Male; Medical personnel; New York City; Older people; Pandemics; Primary care; Primary Health Care - methods; Primary Health Care - statistics & numerical data; Qualitative Research; SARS-CoV-2; telehealth; Telemedicine; Telemedicine - statistics & numerical data; New York City; COVID-19; home-based; barriers; homebound; telehealth

Background/Objectives To identify major barriers to video‐based telehealth use among homebound older adults. Design Cross‐sectional survey. Setting A large home‐based primary care (HBPC) program in New York City (NYC) serving 873 homebound patients living in the community. Participants Sixteen prima...