A Cross-Sectional Survey on the Post-Pandemic Acceptability of Pharmacist-Delivered Telehealth Services Among HCV-HIV Patients
Autor: | Rachel K. Mayaka Bpharm, MBA, PhD, Mary K. Awuonda PhD, Earl Ettienne BPharm, MBA, LPD, Monika Daftary PharmD, La’Marcus Wingate PharmD, PhD, Jacqueise Unonu PharmD |
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Jazyk: | angličtina |
Rok vydání: | 2023 |
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Zdroj: | Inquiry: The Journal of Health Care Organization, Provision, and Financing, Vol 60 (2023) |
Druh dokumentu: | article |
ISSN: | 0046-9580 1945-7243 00469580 |
DOI: | 10.1177/00469580231171338 |
Popis: | The COVID-19 pandemic enhanced the use of telehealth as a means of delivering services to patients who required continued and uninterrupted care. This helped to reduce readmission to hospitals where COVID-19 hospitalization was prioritized. Patients with HCV and HIV and other chronic diseases require this type of care. This study evaluated the post-pandemic acceptability of pharmacist-delivered telehealth services among HCV and HIV monoinfected and coinfected patients in Washington DC. This was a cross-sectional study conducted in a community pharmacy setting in Washington DC whose primary outcome was the acceptability of pharmacist-delivered telehealth services through a proposed platform(docsink). A validated questionnaire, borrowed from the literature was used to determine telehealth acceptability, measured as behavioral intention, among patients who receive care from this pharmacy. The study recruited 100 participants. Descriptive statistics were conducted as well as bivariable and multivariable analyses to assess predictors of telehealth acceptability. In the unadjusted model, PU/EM (OR 0.571, 95% confidence interval (0.45-0.73), P |
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