Rodríguez-Fernández, Jorge M; Hoertel, Nicolas; Saner, Hugo; Raji, Mukaila (2024). Acculturation and Disparities in Telemedicine Readiness: A National Study. International journal of aging & human development, 99(1), pp. 96-114. Sage 10.1177/00914150231219259
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Telemedicine provided older adults the ability to safely seek care during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. This study aimed to evaluate the potential impact of acculturation factors in telemedicine uptake between ethnic groups. As part of the National Health and Aging Trends Study 2018 survey, 303 participants (≥65 years) were interviewed. We assessed the impact of acculturation on telemedicine readiness by race and ethnicity. Compared to the white non-Hispanic immigrant population, Hispanic and Asian/Pacific Islander (API) populations had significantly lower telemedicine readiness and uptake. Limited English proficiency or older age at the time of migration was associated with telemedicine unreadiness and uptake in the Hispanic and API populations. Our findings suggested that acculturation factors play a substantial role in telemedicine uptake among older adult immigrants in the United States. Therefore, acculturation factors should be considered when promoting and adopting telemedicine technologies in older adults.
Item Type: |
Journal Article (Original Article) |
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Division/Institute: |
04 Faculty of Medicine > Pre-clinic Human Medicine > Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine (ISPM) |
UniBE Contributor: |
Saner, Hugo Ernst |
Subjects: |
600 Technology > 610 Medicine & health 300 Social sciences, sociology & anthropology > 360 Social problems & social services |
ISSN: |
1541-3535 |
Publisher: |
Sage |
Language: |
English |
Submitter: |
Pubmed Import |
Date Deposited: |
20 Dec 2023 09:35 |
Last Modified: |
06 Aug 2024 13:35 |
Publisher DOI: |
10.1177/00914150231219259 |
PubMed ID: |
38111265 |
Uncontrolled Keywords: |
COVID-19 English proficiency acculturation telemedicine telemedicine readiness |
BORIS DOI: |
10.48350/190545 |
URI: |
https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/190545 |
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