Telemedicine among Adults Living in America during the COVID-19 Pandemic
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Methods
2.1. Data Source
2.2. Ethics Statement
2.3. Study Variables
2.4. Statistical Analyses
3. Results
4. Discussion
Limitations
5. Future Research
Implications for Practice
6. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Data Collection Period | Sample Size | Response Rate |
---|---|---|
30 March–11 April 2022 | 54,830 | 6.0% |
2–14 March 2022 | 71,848 | 7.9% |
26 January–7 February 2022 | 66,542 | 7.2% |
29 December 2021–10 January 2022 | 67,259 | 7.2% |
1–13 December 2021 | 53,078 | 5.8% |
29 September–11 October 2021 | 49,230 | 5.4% |
15–27 September 2021 | 51,652 | 5.6% |
1–13 September 2021 | 54,950 | 6.0% |
18–30 August 2021 | 59,705 | 6.5% |
4–16 August 2021 | 59,362 | 6.5% |
21 July–2 August 2021 | 55,699 | 6.1% |
23 June–5 July 2021 | 52,838 | 6.3% |
9–21 June 2021 | 54,267 | 6.4% |
26 May–7 June 2021 | 56,436 | 6.7% |
12–24 May 2021 | 58,286 | 6.8% |
28 April–10 May 2021 | 62,895 | 7.4% |
14–26 April 2021 | 54,835 | 6.6% |
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Hung, M.; Ocampo, M.; Raymond, B.; Mohajeri, A.; Lipsky, M.S. Telemedicine among Adults Living in America during the COVID-19 Pandemic. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2023, 20, 5680. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20095680
Hung M, Ocampo M, Raymond B, Mohajeri A, Lipsky MS. Telemedicine among Adults Living in America during the COVID-19 Pandemic. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2023; 20(9):5680. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20095680
Chicago/Turabian StyleHung, Man, Monica Ocampo, Benjamin Raymond, Amir Mohajeri, and Martin S. Lipsky. 2023. "Telemedicine among Adults Living in America during the COVID-19 Pandemic" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 20, no. 9: 5680. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20095680
APA StyleHung, M., Ocampo, M., Raymond, B., Mohajeri, A., & Lipsky, M. S. (2023). Telemedicine among Adults Living in America during the COVID-19 Pandemic. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 20(9), 5680. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20095680