Older people, the digital divide and use of telehealth during the COVID-19 pandemic

Sally Hall Dykgraaf; Jane Desborough; Elizabeth Sturgiss; Anne Parkinson; Garang M. Dut; Michael Kidd

doi:10.31128/AJGP-03-22-6358

Older people, the digital divide and use of telehealth during the COVID-19 pandemic

Sally Hall Dykgraaf^*, Jane Desborough, Elizabeth Sturgiss, Anne Parkinson, Garang M. Dut, Michael Kidd

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Background Telehealth and other digital modes of care have been widely introduced in response to the COVID-19 pandemic and have enabled access to healthcare while reducing community transmission and keeping patients and practitioners safe. However, the benefits of telehealth are not evenly distributed, and may perpetuate some forms of disadvantage.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	721-724
Number of pages	4
Journal	Australian Journal of General Practice
Volume	51
Issue number	9
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.31128/AJGP-03-22-6358
Publication status	Published - Sept 2022

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