Access to Virtual Physician Care among Persons with Dementia in Urban and Rural Areas: A Repeated Cross-Sectional Study
PLWD in rural areas had significantly lower rates of virtual family physician, neurologist and psychiatrist/geriatrician visits compared to urban dwellers during the study period. This finding raises important issues regarding access to primary and specialist healthcare services for rural PLWD. Future work should explore barriers to care to improve health care access among PLWD in rural communities.
Authors
- Jun Guan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-0282-8724)
- Zhiyin Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7857-8748)
- Colleen J. Maxwell (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7988-2899)
- R. Liisa Jaakkimainen
- Laura C. Maclagan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2355-6939)
- Rick Swartz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6571-5531)
- Susan E. Bronskill (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7341-0655)
- Tomi Odugbemi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3771-7235)
Institutions
- Sunnybrook Health Science Centre (CA)
- University of Waterloo (CA)
- University of Toronto (CA)
- Health Sciences Centre (CA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences / Journal Canadien des Sciences Neurologiques
- Published
- 2025-03-12
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1017/cjn.2025.43
- Primary Topic
- Telemedicine and Telehealth Implementation
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Government of Ontario