MedPage Today May 20, 2024
— And using interpreters was not perceived by patients as a barrier to care
SAN FRANCISCO — A preference for audio-only telemedicine was one of five themes found among patients who had in-person or telemedicine contraception visits in Spanish, a small qualitative study of 20 patients in Southern California found.
Patients also had neutral to positive experiences with Spanish interpreters, and thus did not view the service as a barrier, reported Marielle Meurice, MD, of the University of California San Diego, at the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) annual meeting.
Researchers sought to evaluate the barriers and facilitators of telemedicine for contraception care among patients who speak Spanish through in-depth semi-structured interviews.
The team hypothesized that patients who...
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