了解退伍军人互联网访问,使用和患者对远程医疗的偏好方面的城乡差异
Amy M J O'Shea1,2,3, Mikayla Gibson4, James Merchant5
1VA Office of Rural Health, Veterans Rural Health Resource Center-Iowa City (VRHRC-IC), Iowa City Veterans Affairs Health Care System, Iowa City, Iowa, USA.
概括
农村退伍军人经历的远程医疗访问较少,他们的评分低于城市同行. 技术培训和互联网接入支持是改善所有退伍军人的远程医疗的关键.
科学领域:
- 医疗保健服务研究 医疗服务研究
- 远程医疗远程医疗
- 农村健康差异 农村健康差异
背景情况:
- 退伍军人健康管理局 (VA) 的远程医疗扩张可能会加剧农村退伍军人的健康差异.
- 诸如有限的宽带和数字素养等障碍不成比例地影响农村人口.
研究的目的:
- 调查退伍军人的宽带接入,互联网使用和远程医疗偏好.
- 将这些因素按住宅农村 (农村与城市) 分层.
主要方法:
- 在2022年3月接受VA初级保健的350名退伍军人的调查.
- 通过计算机辅助的电话采访,按退伍军人住宅农村和护理交付模式分层.
主要成果:
- 大多数退伍军人有家庭互联网,但农村退伍军人报告远程医疗访问较少 (74.1%与85.2%相比).
- 与城市退伍军人相比,农村退伍军人对远程医疗的评价不太好.
- 各地区的退伍军人希望获得技术培训,互联网访问帮助以及改善远程医疗使用的设备.
结论:
- 农村退伍军人使用远程医疗较少,尽管所需的改进在农村和城市环境中是一致的.
- 技术培训成为提高远程医疗可访问性的最关键需求.
- 利益相关者应优先考虑提供培训和资源的倡议,以弥合远程医疗中的数字沟.
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