Gap in Willingness and Access to Video Visit Use Among Older High-risk Veterans: Cross-sectional Study.
Stuti DangKiranmayee MuralidharShirley LiFei TangMichael J MintzerJorge G RuizWilly Marcos ValenciaPublished in: Journal of medical Internet research (2022)
Approximately half of the HNHR respondents were unwilling for video visits and a quarter of those willing lacked requisite technology. The gap between those willing and without requisite technology is greater among older, less health literate, African American veterans; those with worse physical health; and those living in more socioeconomically disadvantaged neighborhoods. Our study highlights that HNHR veterans have complex needs, which risk being exacerbated by the video care shift. Although technology holds vast potential to improve health care access, certain vulnerable populations are less likely to engage, or have access to, technology. Therefore, targeted interventions are needed to address this inequity, especially among HNHR older adults.