Celeste Campos?Castillo|Denise Anthony
Racial and ethnic differences in self-reported telehealth use during the COVID-19 pandemic: a secondary analysis of a US survey of internet users from late March
University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee|University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
abstract objective widespread technological changes like rapid uptake telehealth us covid19 pandemic risk creating widening racialethnic disparities conducted secondary analysis crosssectional nationally representative survey internet users evaluate whether racialethnic disparities selfreported telehealth use early pandemic materials methods pew research center fielded survey march 1924 2020 telehealth use pandemic measured asking whether respondents n 10 624 used internet email connect doctors medical professionals result coronavirus outbreak conducted surveyweighted logistic regressions adjusting respondents socioeconomic characteristics perceived threat pandemic health eg threat minor major results approximately 17 respondents reported using telehealth pandemic significantly higher unadjusted odds among blacks latinos identified race compared white respondents multivariable logistic regressions sensitivity analyses show black respondents likely whites report using telehealth pandemic particularly perceiving pandemic minor threat health discussion black respondents likely report using telehealth covid19 pandemic particularly perceive pandemic minor health threat conclusion systemic racism creating health health care disparities likely raised need telehealth among black patients pandemic findings suggest opportunities leverage broadly defined set telehealth tools reduce health care disparities postpandemic