In:
The Cleft Palate Craniofacial Journal, SAGE Publications
Abstract:
To examine linguistic disparities between English- and Spanish-speaking patients in access to care, satisfaction, and telehealth appointment attendance. Design Retrospective study recording demographics for non-attendance analysis and conducting phone surveys assessing satisfaction with telehealth. Setting Data was collected between March and December 2020 at the UCSF Craniofacial Center (CFC), a multidisciplinary pediatric clinic. Patients: English- and Spanish-speaking patients with a telehealth appointment. Interventions: The CFC offered language-concordant outreach, assistance with the telehealth platform, and interpreters at all telehealth appointments. Main Outcome Measures Demographics and patient-reported satisfaction with telehealth, barriers, and instruction clarity. Results Medicaid insurance was the only predictor of non-attendance. Surveys revealed that Spanish-speakers had 12.4 times the odds of lacking access to telehealth technology and 10.7 times the odds of needing help with logging on compared to English-speakers. There were no significant differences in satisfaction outcomes. Conclusions We attribute this equity in satisfaction to our language-concordant outreach efforts.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
1055-6656
,
1545-1569
DOI:
10.1177/10556656231187291
Language:
English
Publisher:
SAGE Publications
Publication Date:
2023
detail.hit.zdb_id:
2030056-6
