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September 5, 2025

Telehealth Modality Preferences for an Advance Care Planning Intervention Among Rural Veterans: A Qualitative Study (Preprint)

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TWTammy WalknerIowa City VA Health Care SystemAHAmanda HeerenUniversity of IowaSMSarah MurrayJohns Hopkins University

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Overview

Qualitative study reveals Veterans prefer telephone over video calls for advance care planning, indicating access issues.

Key Points

  • A significant 84% of participating Veterans preferred telephone calls over video calls for advance care planning.
  • Key themes influencing preferences included familiarity with phones and poor access to video technology.
  • Inductive qualitative analysis was conducted through semi-structured interviews exploring telehealth modality choices.
  • Findings suggest improved access to advance care planning for Veterans is crucial, particularly for those reluctant to use video.

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Walkner et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68bb3d682b87ece8dc9569ffhttps://doi.org/10.2196/preprints.83086
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