Abstract：
Objectives-This report examines changes in telemedicine use among U.S. adults between 2021 and 2022 by selected sociodemographic and geographic characteristics. Methods-Data from the 2021 and 2022 National Health Interview Survey were used to assess changes between these 2 years in the percentage of adults who used telemedicine in the previous 12 months, by sex, age, race and Hispanic origin, family income, education, region of residence, urbanization level, and health insurance coverage. Results-Overall, the percentage of adults who used telemedicine in the past 12 months decreased from 37.0% in 2021 to 30.1% in 2022. This pattern was observed across several sociodemographic and geographic characteristics, such as sex, family income, education, region, and urbanization level. Women, adults with a college degree or higher, and adults living in more urban areas were all more likely to use telemedicine in 2022. In 2021 and 2022, uninsured adults ages 18-64 were less likely to use telemedicine compared with those who had private or public insurance, while adults age 65 and older who had Medicare only were less likely to use telemedicine compared with those with other types of insurance. However, for both age groups, telemedicine use decreased from 2021 to 2022 for all insurance types except public coverage for adults ages 18-64. Summary-National Health Interview Survey data may be used to monitor national trends and understand patterns of telemedicine use by sociodemographic and geographic characteristics as the transition forward from the global COVID-19 pandemic continues.
摘要：
目标-本报告根据选定的社会人口统计学和地理特征，研究了2021年至2022年间美国成年人远程医疗使用的变化。方法-来自2021年和2022年国家健康访谈调查的数据用于评估这2年间过去12个月中使用远程医疗的成年人百分比的变化，按性别,年龄,种族和西班牙裔血统，家庭收入,教育,居住地区,城市化水平,和健康保险。结果-总体,过去12个月使用远程医疗的成年人比例从2021年的37.0%降至2022年的30.1%。这种模式是在几个社会人口统计学和地理特征中观察到的，比如性，家庭收入,教育,区域,城市化水平。女人,具有大学或更高学历的成年人，生活在更多城市地区的成年人在2022年更有可能使用远程医疗。在2021年和2022年，与拥有私人或公共保险的人相比，18-64岁的无保险成年人使用远程医疗的可能性较小。与其他类型的保险相比，只有Medicare的65岁及以上的成年人使用远程医疗的可能性较小。然而,对于这两个年龄组，从2021年到2022年，除18-64岁成年人的公共保险外，所有保险类型的远程医疗使用都有所下降。摘要-国家健康访谈调查数据可用于监测国家趋势，并根据社会人口统计学和地理特征了解远程医疗使用的模式，因为全球COVID-19大流行的过渡仍在继续。
