Comparison of willingness and preference for genetic counseling via telemedicine: before vs. during the COVID-19 pandemic
dc.contributor.author | Allison, Camille O. | |
dc.contributor.author | Prucka, Sandra K. | |
dc.contributor.author | Fitzgerald‑Butt, Sara M. | |
dc.contributor.author | Helm, Benjamin M. | |
dc.contributor.author | Lah, Melissa | |
dc.contributor.author | Wetherill, Leah | |
dc.contributor.author | Baud, Rebecca E. | |
dc.contributor.department | Medical and Molecular Genetics, School of Medicine | en_US |
dc.date.accessioned | 2023-07-18T13:16:51Z | |
dc.date.available | 2023-07-18T13:16:51Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2022 | |
dc.description.abstract | The COVID-19 pandemic required genetic counseling services, like most outpatient healthcare, to rapidly adopt a telemedicine model. Understanding the trends in patients' preferences for telemedicine relative to in-person service delivery both before and after the advent of the COVID-19 pandemic may aid in navigating how best to integrate telemedicine in a post-COVID-19 era. Our study explored how respondents' willingness to use, and preference for, telemedicine differed from before to after the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. Respondents included patients, or their parent/guardian, seen in a general medical genetics clinic in 2018, prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, and in 2021, during the COVID-19 pandemic. Respondents were surveyed regarding their willingness to use telemedicine, preference for telemedicine relative to in-person care, and the influence of various factors. Among 69 pre-COVID-19 and 40 current-COVID-19 respondents, there was no shift in willingness to use, or preference for, telemedicine across these time periods. About half of respondents (50.6%) preferred telemedicine visits for the future. Of the 49.4% who preferred in-person visits, 79.1% were still willing to have visits via telemedicine. Predictors of these preferences included comfort with technology and prioritization of convenience of location. This study suggests that a hybrid care model, utilizing telemedicine and in-person service delivery, may be most appropriate to meet the needs of the diverse patients served. Concern for COVID-19 was not found to predict willingness or preference, suggesting that our findings may be generalizable in post-pandemic contexts. | en_US |
dc.eprint.version | Final published version | en_US |
dc.identifier.citation | Allison CO, Prucka SK, Fitzgerald-Butt SM, et al. Comparison of willingness and preference for genetic counseling via telemedicine: before vs. during the COVID-19 pandemic. J Community Genet. 2022;13(4):449-458. doi:10.1007/s12687-022-00598-9 | en_US |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/1805/34451 | |
dc.language.iso | en_US | en_US |
dc.publisher | Springer | en_US |
dc.relation.isversionof | 10.1007/s12687-022-00598-9 | en_US |
dc.relation.journal | Journal of Community Genetics | en_US |
dc.rights | Publisher Policy | en_US |
dc.source | PMC | en_US |
dc.subject | Telemedicine | en_US |
dc.subject | Telegenetics | en_US |
dc.subject | Genetic counseling | en_US |
dc.subject | COVID-19 | en_US |
dc.subject | Patient preference | en_US |
dc.title | Comparison of willingness and preference for genetic counseling via telemedicine: before vs. during the COVID-19 pandemic | en_US |
dc.type | Article | en_US |
ul.alternative.fulltext | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9261179/ | en_US |
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