Needs for Successful Engagement in Telemedicine Among Rural Older US Veterans and Their Caregivers: Qualitative Study

Jacqueline Hannah Boudreau   ¹ , MPH ;   Lauren R Moo   ^{2, 3} , MD ;   Meaghan A Kennedy   ^{2, 4} , MD, MPH ;   Jennifer Conti   ¹ , MPH ;   Chitra Anwar   ¹ , MA ;   Camilla B Pimentel   ^{1, 2, 5} , MPH, PhD ;   Kathryn A Nearing   ^{6, 7} , MA, PhD ;   William W Hung   ^{8, 9} , MD, MPH ;   Eileen M Dryden   ¹ , PhD

¹ Center for Healthcare Organization and Implementation Research, VA Bedford Healthcare System, US Department of Veterans Affairs, Bedford, MA, United States

² New England Geriatric Research, Education, and Clinical Center, VA Bedford Healthcare System, US Department of Veterans Affairs, Bedford, MA, United States

³ Department of Neurology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States

⁴ Department of Family Medicine, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine, Boston, MA, United States

⁵ Department of Public Health, Zuckerberg College of Health Sciences, University of Massachusetts Lowell, Lowell, MA, United States

⁶ Eastern Colorado VA Geriatric Research Education and Clinical Center, Aurora, CO, United States

⁷ Division of Geriatric Medicine, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, United States

⁸ Bronx Geriatric Research Education and Clinical Center, James J Peters VA Medical Center, Bronx, New York, NY, United States

⁹ Department of Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine, New York, NY, United States