%0 Journal Article
%@ 2561-326X
%I JMIR Publications
%V 5
%N 6
%P e27185
%T Acceptability of Research and Health Care Visits During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Cross-sectional Survey Study
%A Ross,Kathryn M
%A Hong,Young-Rock
%A Krukowski,Rebecca A
%A Miller,Darci R
%A Lemas,Dominick J
%A Cardel,Michelle I
%+ Department of Clinical and Health Psychology, College of Public Health and Health Professions, University of Florida, PO Box 10065, Gainesville, FL, 32610, United States, 1 3522948433, kmross@phhp.ufl.edu
%K COVID-19
%K health care access
%K telehealth
%K research recruitment
%K telemedicine
%K belief
%K access
%K willingness
%K cross-sectional
%K survey
%D 2021
%7 2.6.2021
%9 Short Paper
%J JMIR Form Res
%G English
%X 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. 
%M 34033577
%R 10.2196/27185
%U https://formative.jmir.org/2021/6/e27185
%U https://doi.org/10.2196/27185
%U http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34033577