Patient and provider predictors of telemental health use prior to and during the COVID-19 pandemic within the Department of Veterans Affairs.
Samantha L. Connolly, Kelly Stolzmann, Leonie Heyworth, Jennifer L. Sullivan, Stephanie L. Shimada, Kendra Weaver, Jan A. Lindsay, Mark S. Bauer, Christopher J. Miller
Abstract
<. 69). Findings demonstrate a digital divide, such that older and lower income patients, and older providers, engaged in less video care. Nonpsychologists also had lower video use. Barriers to use must be identified and strategies must be implemented to ensure equitable access to video MH services. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2022 APA, all rights reserved).
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