Open AccessTelehealth Encourages Patients with Diabetes in Racial and Ethnic Minority Groups to Return for in-Person Ophthalmic Care During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Author(s) -
David J. Ramsey,
Claudia C. Lasalle,
Sidrah Anjum,
Jeffrey L. Marx,
Shiyoung Roh
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
clinical ophthalmology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.025
H-Index - 56
eISSN - 1177-5483
pISSN - 1177-5467
DOI - 10.2147/opth.s368972
Subject(s) - medicine , covid-19 , pandemic , telehealth , ethnic group , diabetes mellitus , viral therapy , ophthalmology , family medicine , health care , telemedicine , virology , disease , endocrinology , sociology , outbreak , anthropology , infectious disease (medical specialty) , economics , economic growth
The COVID-19 pandemic had a disproportionate impact on patients from racial and/or ethnic minority groups, causing many to delay healthcare. This study evaluates the role telehealth visits played in helping patients with diabetes mellitus (DM) return for subsequent, in-person eye examinations after the outbreak of COVID-19.