Objective: To understand attitudes towards telemedicine and to further elucidate benefits, disadvantages, and visit preferences in a largely minority, urban safety-net setting.
Methods: Between 2020 and 2021, pregnant people, and parents of children younger than two years old were recruited from outpatient clinics. Interviews were conducted via phone, recorded, transcribed, and translated. Data were analyzed using content analysis.
Results: Seventy-four (74) individuals participated including 42 pregnant people and 32 parents. Most participants cited advantages to telemedicine including safety, convenience, improved access, and less disruption of work schedules, and wished to continue to have the telemedicine option available after the pandemic.
Conclusions: Patients seeking care in safety-net settings, many of whom are working parents, noted that telemedicine improves access to care by providing an efficient and accessible option that overcomes barriers related to transportation and work schedules. Their experiences highlight the importance of continuing to offer telemedicine services.
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