Article: Feasibility of Implementing a Pediatric Diabetes Clinic via Telehealth.
Diabetes spectrum : a publication of the American Diabetes Association
2021 Volume 34, Issue 2, Page(s) 190–197
Abstract: ... the feasibility of using a telehealth delivery model for routine diabetes care. Yet, to make telehealth a viable ... guidelines, our pediatric diabetes team rapidly changed the format of conducting diabetes clinic ... of patient care via telehealth during the COVID-19 quarantine and that telehealth may be a feasible method ...
| Abstract | Objective: In response to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic and social distancing guidelines, our pediatric diabetes team rapidly changed the format of conducting diabetes clinic from in person to telehealth. We compared the actual number and rate of completed, canceled, and no-show visits between an 8-week period in 2019, when we exclusively conducted visits in person and the same 8-week period in 2020, during the COVID-19 quarantine, when we exclusively conducted visits via telehealth. Methods: We used electronic health record data for all patients, as well as Dexcom continuous glucose monitoring data collected for a subset of youths during the COVID-19 quarantine and the immediate pre-COVID-19 period. Results: Although there was a difference in the absolute number of in-person versus telehealth visits canceled during these two time periods, there was no difference in the rates of completed, canceled, and no-show visits completed in person or via telehealth. This finding suggests that, despite a rapid shift to a completely new health care delivery model, our providers completed a similar rate of patient care via telehealth during the COVID-19 quarantine and that telehealth may be a feasible method for providing diabetes care. However, our results also suggested that youths' glucose management was less optimal during the quarantine period. Conclusion: COVID-19 presented an opportunity to adopt and test the feasibility of using a telehealth delivery model for routine diabetes care. Yet, to make telehealth a viable treatment delivery alternative will likely involve the uptake of new clinic procedures, investment in institutional infrastructure, and team-based flexibility. |
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| Language | English |
| Publishing date | 2021-03-16 |
| Publishing country | United States |
| Document type | Journal Article |
| ZDB-ID | 2211544-4 |
| ISSN | 1040-9165 |
| ISSN | 1040-9165 |
| DOI | 10.2337/ds20-0060 |
| Database | MEDical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System OnLINE |
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