Open AccessPragmatic randomized trial of a pre-visit intervention to improve the quality of telemedicine visits for vulnerable patients living with HIV
Author(s) -
Matthew D Hickey,
Francesco Sergi,
Kevin Zhang,
Matthew A Spinelli,
Douglas Black,
Cyril Sola,
Vanessa Blaz,
Janet Nguyen,
Jon Oskarsson,
Monica Gandhi,
Diane V. Havlir
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of telemedicine and telecare
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.192
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1758-1109
pISSN - 1357-633X
DOI - 10.1177/1357633x20976036
Subject(s) - telemedicine , medicine , attendance , randomized controlled trial , psychological intervention , odds ratio , intervention (counseling) , phone , telehealth , population , confidence interval , odds , family medicine , medical emergency , health care , nursing , logistic regression , environmental health , linguistics , philosophy , economics , economic growth
The COVID-19 pandemic has required a shift of many routine primary care visits to telemedicine, potentially widening disparities in care access among vulnerable populations. In a publicly-funded HIV clinic, we aimed to evaluate a pre-visit phone-based planning intervention to address anticipated barriers to telemedicine.