Before COVID-19, numerous barriers limited broad uptake of buprenorphine among people who use drugs (PWUD) in both rural and urban settings: at the system level, limited availability of waivered clinicians, racial disparities in access to buprenorphine versus methadone treatment (Hansen et al., 20...
These results are consistent with evidence that older age is associated with lower internet availability, lower use of digital health technology, and slower rates of technology adoption.15,16 Prior studies have shown that elderly adults use online patient portals less and have privacy concerns ...