The Role of Telehealth Services in Children with Cystic Fibrosis During Coronavirus Disease 2019 Outbreak

Beşer, Ömer Faruk; Karaboğa, Ebru Pelin Uğur; Hepkaya, Evrim; Sakallı, Ayşe Ayzıt Kılınç; Türkmen, Ahsen Dönmez; Dilek, Tuğçe Damla; Çokuğraş, Haluk; Çokuğraş, Fügen

doi:10.1089/tmj.2021.0228

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“…A Turkish study by Senkalfa et al revealed that CF children had lower levels of anxiety than their healthy peers; however, their mothers and the mothers of healthy children reported higher levels of anxiety during the pandemic [ 42 ]. Beşer et al found statistically significant lower anxiety prevalence in children with CF than amongst healthy children [ 43 ]. These results are similar to ours, and we found that age was positively correlated with GHQ-12 scores, indicating that the mental health of people with CF deteriorates with age.…”

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Mental Health of Cystic Fibrosis Patients and the COVID-19 Pandemic in Poland: A Single-Center Comparative Study

Humaj-Grysztar

Rachel

Śmiech-Michalec

et al. 2022

IJERPH

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Research shows that people with cystic fibrosis are more prone to suffer from psychological problems than healthy people; thus, the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic in Poland could have had an impact on their mental health. To assess this impact, we examined the mental health of patients before and during the pandemic. Survey participants were asked to fill in questionnaires that consisted of Beck Depression Inventory (BDI), 12-Item General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-12) and Cystic Fibrosis Questionnaire-Revised (CFQ-R; for the purpose of the study, an emotional functioning domain was used) during their hospital visits. A total of 81 patients took part in the study: 39 before the COVID-19 pandemic (BP) and 42 during the COVID-19 pandemic (DP). Patients’ medians were lower for the BDI, GHQ-12 and higher for the emotional domain of CFQ-R during the pandemic (3, 6, 75 vs. 4, 10, 73.33). Fewer patients felt that their mental health had deteriorated during the pandemic (Δχ2 = 7.723; p = 0.005), and GHQ-12 scores were lower in the DP group (Z = −3.044; p = 0.002). No significant differences were found between groups in terms of experiencing depressive symptoms (Δχ2 = 1.036; p = 0.309). It was found that patients with cystic fibrosis from our study group not only maintained but also improved their mental health state during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Mental Health of Cystic Fibrosis Patients and the COVID-19 Pandemic in Poland: A Single-Center Comparative Study

Humaj-Grysztar

Rachel

Śmiech-Michalec

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“…During COVID-19, the introduction of telehealth services for the management of children with CF was associated with reduced patient and parental anxiety and increased level of confidence in managing complications. 27 However, some pediatric centers have found that remote consultations can sometimes be less effective, especially with regard to the engagement of teenagers and safeguarding issues. In addition, children can on occasion be absent from the consultations, which is undesirable.…”

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Impact of Digital Technologies on Clinical Care for Adults with Cystic Fibrosis

Peckham

Spoletini

2022

Semin Respir Crit Care Med

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The coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic accelerated the implementation of digital technologies, which have now become embedded as essential tools for the management of chronic disease, including cystic fibrosis (CF). Despite subsequent easing of restrictions and because of improved clinical stability resulting from the introduction of highly effective modulator therapy, digital technologies including video and telephone consultations and remote monitoring are likely to remain integral to the future delivery of CF health care. In this article, we explore some of the key developments in digital technologies, barriers to their adoption, and how the CF community is likely to embrace lessons learned from the recent pandemic to help modernize and reshape the future of CF care.

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Utilization of telehealth services in low- and middle-income countries amid the COVID-19 pandemic: a narrative summary

Tiwari

Kulkarni

Zhang

et al. 2023

Global Health Action

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Background During the current period of the pandemic, telehealth has been a boon to the healthcare system by providing quality healthcare services at a safe social distance. However, there has been slow progress in telehealth services in low- and middle-income countries with little to no evidence of the cost and effectiveness of such programmes. Objective To provide an overview of the expansion of telehealth in low- and middle-income countries amid the COVID-19 pandemic and identify the challenges, benefits, and costs associated with implementing telehealth services in these countries. Methods We performed a literature review using the search term: ‘*country name* AND ((telemedicine[Title][Abstract]) OR (telehealth[Title][Abstract] OR eHealth[Title][Abstract] OR mHealth[Title][Abstract]))’. Initially, we started with 467 articles, which were reduced to 140 after filtering out duplicates and including only primary research studies. Next, these articles were screened based on established inclusion criteria and 44 articles were finalised to be used in the review. Results We found telehealth-specific software being used as the most common tool to provide such services. Nine articles reported patient satisfaction of greater than 90% with telehealth services. Moreover, the articles identified the ability to make a correct diagnosis to resolve the condition, efficient mobilisation of healthcare resources, increased accessibility for patients, increased service utilisation, and increased satisfaction as benefits of telehealth services, whereas inaccessibility, low technological literacy, and lack of support, poor security standards and technological concerns, loss of interest by the patients, and income impacts on physicians as challenges. The review could not find articles that explored the financial information on telehealth programme implementation. Conclusion Although telehealth services are growing in popularity, the research gap on the efficacy of telehealth is high in low- and middle-income countries. To better guide the future development of telehealth services, rigorous economic evaluation of telehealth is needed.

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The Role of Telehealth Services in Children with Cystic Fibrosis During Coronavirus Disease 2019 Outbreak

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Mental Health of Cystic Fibrosis Patients and the COVID-19 Pandemic in Poland: A Single-Center Comparative Study

Mental Health of Cystic Fibrosis Patients and the COVID-19 Pandemic in Poland: A Single-Center Comparative Study

Impact of Digital Technologies on Clinical Care for Adults with Cystic Fibrosis

Utilization of telehealth services in low- and middle-income countries amid the COVID-19 pandemic: a narrative summary

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