TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2023//
TI  - Visit data and telehealth in a clinic for trafficked persons: virtual care and human trafficking during the COVID-19 pandemic
JO  - Journal of health care for the poor and underserved
A1  - Hadjikyriakou, Maria
A1  - Martinez-Sosa, Natalie
A1  - Harvey, Philip D.
A1  - Potter, JoNell Efantis
A1  - Johnson, Latoya
A1  - Kenny, Maureen C.
A1  - Alhajji, Lujain
SP  - 989
EP  - 1002
VL  - 34
IS  - 3
N2  - BACKGROUND: Human trafficking involves coerced labor or sex. THRIVE, a multidisciplinary University of Miami clinic for trafficked persons, transitioned to a hybrid telehealth model during the COVID-19 pandemic. Th is paper presents appointment data across THRIVE clinic services during this transition. <br><br>METHODS: A review of appointments for THRIVE patients (n=156) was conducted to compare pre-pandemic (February 2019 to February 2020) and pandemic (March 2020 to December 2021) appointment trends. <br><br>RESULTS: There were 15% more scheduled (n=51.1 versus n=44) and 8% more completed (n=30.2 versus n=27.9) appointments per month early in the pandemic period with telehealth use compared to the pre-pandemic period. Telehealth was most used within psychiatry. Rescheduled and no-show appointments per month significantly increased during the pandemic period (p=0.010 in pandemic period 1 and and p=0.028 in pandemic period 2). There were few significant differences in appointment trends according to demographic variables. <br><br>CONCLUSION: Telehealth succeeded in connecting THRIVE patients during the pandemic, highlighting its potential for long-term use amongst trafficked persons.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1049-2089
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -