Key result
Urban residents had a higher monthly average proportion of hypertension-related telehealth visits than rural residents during the COVID-19 pandemic (10.19% vs. 6.96%; P<0.001).
Why the study?
Limited evidence exists regarding how rural and urban residents utilized telehealth and in-person outpatient services to manage hypertension during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Does telehealth utilization for hypertension management differ between urban and rural residents during the COVID-19 pandemic?
Population
701,410 US adults aged 18-64 years continuously enrolled in MarketScan Commercial Claims Database
Comparison
Rural vs urban residents
Design
Longitudinal study
Follow-up
January 2019 through March 2022
Authors
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Rural patients used less telehealth for hypertension than urban residents; leaves open effects on control and requires targeted access studies.
Observational (n=701,410)
Yes
Does telehealth utilization for hypertension management differ between urban and rural residents during the COVID-19 pandemic?
Absolute Event Rate: 10.19% vs 6.96%
p-value: p=<0.001
Urban residents had a higher proportion of hypertension-related telehealth visits compared to rural residents during the COVID-19 pandemic, highlighting disparities in telehealth utilization.
Lee et al. (2023) conducted an observational in Hypertension (n=701,410). Urban residence vs. Rural residence was evaluated on Monthly average proportion of hypertension-related telehealth visits (March 2020 to March 2022) (p=<0.001). Urban residents had a higher monthly average proportion of hypertension-related telehealth visits than rural residents during the COVID-19 pandemic (10.19% vs. 6.96%; P<0.001).
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