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      Telemedicine for Asthma Follow-up in Children During COVID-19 Pandemic

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          Role of Telemedicine in Follow-up Care of Children with Respiratory Illnesses at a Tertiary Care Hospital — An Ambispective Observational Study

          Objective To assess if telemedicine can be used successfully for follow-up care of children with respiratory illnesses. The authors also assessed problems faced by the doctors and satisfaction of caregivers of these patients with telemedicine. Methods The authors conducted an ambispective observational study. Data related to demographic details and diagnoses of patients who had telemedicine consultation (teleconsultation) appointments between 2nd April 2020 to 15th May 2020 were reviewed retrospectively. They noted proportion of patients having successful prescription. To assess problems faced by doctors and satisfaction of caregiver of patients with teleconsultation, a prospective questionnaire was sent via Google Forms 6–10 wk after the initial appointment date. Those who did not respond to Google Forms were called by phone to assess the same. Results A total of 188 patients received teleconsultation during the study period. Team was able to prescribe treatment in 181 (96.3%) patients via teleconsultation and other seven (3.7%) required physical evaluation. Mean (SD) age of patients was 9.7 (4.9) y, range 3 mo to 18 y. There were 117 (62.2%) boys and 71 (37.8%) girls. Majority (58%) of the patients were asthmatics. The team advised refill prescription in 83% patients as symptoms were controlled. Three out of five residents faced minor problems while providing teleconsultation. In satisfaction assessment, 78% of caregivers rated teleconsultation 8 or more, out of 10 points, suggesting that most of them were satisfied with telemedicine. Conclusion In majority of children with respiratory illnesses, successful follow-up care can be provided by telemedicine. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s12098-020-03590-8.
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            Management of Asthma in Children during COVID-19 Pandemic

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              drprawin484@gmail.com
              Journal
              Indian J Pediatr
              Indian J Pediatr
              Indian Journal of Pediatrics
              Springer India (New Delhi )
              0019-5456
              0973-7693
              28 July 2021
              : 1
              Affiliations
              GRID grid.413618.9, ISNI 0000 0004 1767 6103, Department of Pediatrics, , All India Institute of Medical Sciences, ; Jodhpur, Rajasthan 342005 India
              Author information
              http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2365-8097
              http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7198-6909
              Article
              3868
              10.1007/s12098-021-03868-5
              8316109
              34318408
              1e390211-379e-46ec-a30a-8644b4e7bc20
              © Dr. K C Chaudhuri Foundation 2021

              This article is made available via the PMC Open Access Subset for unrestricted research re-use and secondary analysis in any form or by any means with acknowledgement of the original source. These permissions are granted for the duration of the World Health Organization (WHO) declaration of COVID-19 as a global pandemic.

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              : 10 May 2021
              : 15 June 2021
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