INTERSECTIONALITY-BASED REVIEW OF HEART FAILURE TELEHEALTH/ REMOTE MONITORING INTERVENTIONS FOR VULNERABLE POPULATIONS

Background/PurposeTelehealth/remote monitoring interventions have played a significant role in revolutionizing heart failure (HF) care, over the last two decades. Amidst pandemic, telehealth programs become an important mode of communication with clinicians, for HF patients. Given unusual diversity Canadian population, we also highly diverse patient population Canada, which includes gender-diverse patients, patients from various ethnicities and races, having varying socioeconomic immigration statuses, living rural/ urban areas, indigenous In addition to singularly affecting outcomes, each these social identities intersect other factors, reinforcing existing inequities care. Yet, quite generic version telehealth/ remote that are offered unique groups Therefore, it is key understand, want extent intersectionality incorporated while designing implementing programs. The purpose this review explore, what has been applied designing, implementing, evaluating vulnerable populations.Methods/ResultsFor intersectionality-based populations, literature was searched using terms ‘Heart Failure’, ‘telehealth OR monitoring’, relevant identities, such as women/men, rural/sub-urban, Black, Hispanic, South Asian, Chinese, Caucasian/White, Gay/Lesbian/Transgender, immigrant/migrant/refugee, etc. Through title, abstract, full-text screening, those articles were included whereby would developed, implemented, or evaluated populations. Data extracted intersectionality-informed checklist developed by Ghasemi et al. (2021). Based on 27 studies included. These ethnic minorities, rural communities, low-income Although all done among term ‘intersectionality’ not used any studies. Aspects intersectionality, as, rurality low status, ethnicity class some recruitment, intervention implementation, analysis. Intersections biological sex aspects gender studied adequately.Conclusion/Implications PracticeThere very few populations; more incorporating required. Though utilized; however, research must incorporate throughout, can uncover health brought about power disparities. Telehealth/remote Methods/ResultsFor adequately. For Conclusion/Implications There