@Article{info:doi/10.2196/27185,
author="Ross, Kathryn M
and Hong, Young-Rock
and Krukowski, Rebecca A
and Miller, Darci R
and Lemas, Dominick J
and Cardel, Michelle I",
title="Acceptability of Research and Health Care Visits During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Cross-sectional Survey Study",
journal="JMIR Form Res",
year="2021",
month="Jun",
day="2",
volume="5",
number="6",
pages="e27185",
keywords="COVID-19; health care access; telehealth; research recruitment; telemedicine; belief; access; willingness; cross-sectional; survey",
abstract="Background: The COVID-19 pandemic has had a widespread impact on attendance in biomedical research and health care visits. Objective: This study aimed to identify when and how American adults might feel comfortable about resuming in-person research and health care visits. Methods: Cross-sectional questionnaire data were collected from 135 adults (age: median 48 years; women: n=113, 83.7{\%}; White participants: n=92, 68.2{\%}) who were engaged in health-related research. Results: More than half of the respondents (65/122, 53.3{\%}) felt that the COVID-19 pandemic positively affected their desire to participate in research. Although 73.6{\%} (95/129) of respondents also indicated a willingness to attend in-person health care visits while Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) guidelines are implemented, 85.8{\%} (109/127) indicated a willingness to attend in-person, outdoor visits, and 92.2{\%} (118/128) reported a willingness to attend drive-through visits (with CDC guidelines implemented during both visit types). Videoconferencing was the most preferred format for intervention visits; however, adults over the age of 65 years preferred this format less than younger adults (P=.001). Conclusions: Researchers and clinicians should continue to provide opportunities for continuing the conduction of remote-based interventions while enforcing CDC guidelines during in-person visits. ",
issn="2561-326X",
doi="10.2196/27185",
url="https://formative.jmir.org/2021/6/e27185",
url="https://doi.org/10.2196/27185",
url="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34033577"
}