Telehealth for Contraceptive Care During the Covid-19 Pandemic
Results of a 2021 National Survey
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11023451 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Leon Lindberg (0000-0003-2660-9407, Guttmacher Institute), Laura D Lindberg (At the time of this work, all of the authors were with the Guttmacher Institute, New York, NY.), Jennifer Mueller (0000-0001-5258-0236, At the time of this work, all of the authors were with the Guttmacher Institute, New York, NY.), Madeleine Haas (At the time of this work, all of the authors were with the Guttmacher Institute, New York, NY.), Rachel K Jones (0000-0003-3671-9351, At the time of this work, all of the authors were with the Guttmacher Institute, New York, NY.) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 112 |
| Issue | S5 |
| Pages | S545-S554 |
| Publication date | 2022-06-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | American Journal of Public Health (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0090-0036 • E-ISSN: 1541-0048 |
| Publisher | American Public Health Association (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.2105/ajph.2022.306886 |
| PMID | 35767798 |
| OpenAlex | W4283691527 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 13 |
Objectives. To investigate trends in the use and quality of telehealth for contraceptive care during the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States. Methods. The 2021 Guttmacher Survey of Reproductive Health Experiences is a national online survey of 6211 people assigned female at birth, aged 18 to 49 years, and that ever had penile‒vaginal sex. We used weighted bivariable and multivariable logistic regressions to analyze the use of telehealth for contraceptive care and the quality of this care. Results. Of the respondents, 34% received a contraceptive service in the 6 months before the survey; of this group, 17% utilized telehealth. Respondents who were uninsured at some point in the 6 months before the survey had greater odds of using telehealth for this care. Respondents had lower odds of rating the person-centeredness of their care as “excellent” if they received services via telehealth compared with in person (25% vs 39%). Conclusions. Telehealth has helped bridge gaps in contraceptive care deepened by COVID-19. More work is needed to improve the quality of care and reduce access barriers to ensure telehealth can meet its full potential as part of a spectrum of care options. (Am J Public Health. 2022;112(S5):S545–S554. https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2022.306886 )
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) · Environmental health · Family medicine · Health care · Logistic regression · National Health Interview Survey · Odds · Pandemic · Political science · Population · Telehealth · Telemedicine · COVID-19 Impact on Reproduction · Intimate Partner and Family Violence · Medicine · Reproductive Health and Contraception
| Unique citing works | 3 |
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| Citations per year | 0,75 |
| Citation span | 2022 - 2026 (5) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |