Share of caregivers comfortable with telehealth for select types of care U.S. 2020

As of September 2020, around 54 percent of caregivers reported that they would be extremely/very comfortable providing telehealth care to a person with a non-urgent health concerns. This statistic illustrates the percentage of U.S. caregivers who were comfortable with telehealth care for select types of care, as of September 2020.

Percentage of U.S. caregivers who were comfortable with telehealth care for select types of care as of September 2020

Characteristic	Extremely/Very comfortable	Somewhat comfortable	Not at all/Not too comfortable
A non-urgent health concern	54%	35%	12%
Wellness checks and support	50%	37%	13%
Chronic condition	34%	43%	23%
Mental health services	31%	37%	31%
Helath care services like physical or occupational therapy	21%	27%	51%
An urgent health concern	17%	25%	58%

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Release date

October 2020

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Region

United States

Survey time period

From August 27 to September 14, 2020

Number of respondents

1,893 respondents

Method of interview

Telephone interviews and online survey

Supplementary notes

Original question: If the person you provide care to needed each of the following types of care, how comfortable would you be receiving that care through telehealth?

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