Acceptability of Research and Health Care Visits During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Cross-sectional Survey Study.
JMIR Form Res
; 5(6): e27185, 2021 Jun 02.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-34033577
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
The COVID-19 pandemic has had a widespread impact on attendance in biomedical research and health care visits.OBJECTIVE:
This study aimed to identify when and how American adults might feel comfortable about resuming in-person research and health care visits.METHODS:
Cross-sectional questionnaire data were collected from 135 adults (age median 48 years; women n=113, 83.7%; Whiteparticipants:
n=92, 68.2%) who were engaged in health-related research.RESULTS:
More than half of the respondents (65/122, 53.3%) felt that the COVID-19 pandemic positively affected their desire to participate in research. Although 73.6% (95/129) of respondents also indicated a willingness to attend in-person health care visits while Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) guidelines are implemented, 85.8% (109/127) indicated a willingness to attend in-person, outdoor visits, and 92.2% (118/128) reported a willingness to attend drive-through visits (with CDC guidelines implemented during both visit types). Videoconferencing was the most preferred format for intervention visits; however, adults over the age of 65 years preferred this format less than younger adults (P=.001).CONCLUSIONS:
Researchers and clinicians should continue to provide opportunities for continuing the conduction of remote-based interventions while enforcing CDC guidelines during in-person visits.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Type of study:
Guideline
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Prevalence_studies
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Qualitative_research
Aspects:
Implementation_research
Language:
En
Journal:
JMIR Form Res
Year:
2021
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
United States