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MORRISTOWN, N.J., Feb 9, 2021 /PRNewswire/ Chronic conditions affect more than half of the US adult population, with 6 in 10 adults having at least 1 chronic condition
1. Chronic conditions are the leading causes of death and disability and the leading drivers of the Nation s $3.8 trillion in annual health care costs
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Hypertension, in particular, is a chronic condition that almost 1 in 2 adults suffer (45%)
3. Hypertension control rates are significantly lower among Non-Hispanic Blacks (48.5%), Hispanics (47.4%) and Asians (43.5%) than non-Hispanic whites (55.7%)
Use of telehealth jumped sharply during the first months of the coronavirus pandemic shutdown, with the approach being used more often for behavioral health services than for medical care, according to a new RAND Corporation study.
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Use of telehealth jumped sharply during the first months of the coronavirus pandemic shutdown, with the approach being used more often for behavioral health services than for medical care, according to a new RAND Corporation study.
Between mid-March and early May 2020, telehealth was used by more than 40% of patients with a chronic physical health condition and by more than 50% of those with a behavioral health condition, according to findings published in the
Journal of General Internal Medicine.
Overall, almost half of the people who were undergoing treatment when the pandemic shutdown began reported using some form of telemedicine.
Researchers found that the use of telehealth for behavioral health conditions was lower among women and among people over the age of 60. Use of telehealth also was lower among Non-Hispanic Whites relative to Non-Hispanic Blacks, and was lower among those with less than a high school education relative to those with a college degree.