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. 2022 Nov 18;22:1370. doi: 10.1186/s12913-022-08790-w

Table 4.

Rate of virtual health resource use among users before and after COVID-19 pandemic onset

Parameter Estimate SE df t p 95% CI
LB UB
Inbound SM received from patients
 Baseline Mean .6450 .0386 174.876 16.860 .000 .5739 .7261
 Pre-COVID slope .0158 .0047 1118.721 3.380 .001 .0066 .0249
 Change in slopes pre-to-post COVID .0423 .0070 1120.039 6.059 .000 .0286 .0560
Outbound SM sent by providers
 Baseline Mean .4871 .0401 199.061 12.146 .000 .4080 .5662
 Pre-COVID slope .0260 .0053 1119.903 4.913 .000 .0156 .0364
 Change in slopes pre-to-post COVID .0200 .0079 1121.307 2.527 .012 .0045 .0355
Telehealth visits
 Baseline Mean 1.0408 .0119 811.288 87.354 .000 1.0174 1.0642
 Pre-COVID slope .0123 .0024 1107.287 5.074 .000 .0075 .0171
 Change in slopes pre-to-post COVID .0067 .0036 1107.416 1.845 .065 −.0004 .0137
RxRefill requests
 Baseline Mean 4.7333 .0679 397.655 69.723 .000 4.6000 4.867
 Pre-COVID slope .0008 .0105 1678.114 .078 .938 −.0197 .0213
 Change in slopes pre-to-post COVID −.0500 .0157 1679.618 −3.192 .001 −.0808 −.0193

Pre-COVID slope = slope of change over the course of 6 months pre-COVID related changes to care. Change in slopes pre-to-post COVID = change in slope of change over the course of 6 months post-COVID relative to 6 months slope of change pre-COVID