作者
Diane L Langkamp, Mark D McManus, Susan D Blakemore
发表日期
2015/2/1
期刊
Telemedicine and e-Health
卷号
21
期号
2
页码范围
110-114
出版商
Mary Ann Liebert, Inc.
简介
Background: The literature on the use of telemedicine for children with developmental disabilities (DD) is limited and mostly describes telemedicine being used to link patients with distant subspecialty multidisciplinary care. Parents generally have reported satisfaction with such care and have perceived it to be equally effective as in-person care. Here we report on the use of school-based asynchronous telemedicine to connect children with DD with primary care providers. Materials and Methods: We developed Tele-Health-Kids, a school-based program using asynchronous telemedicine to connect children with DD with their primary care physician for the care of minor illnesses. We surveyed parents at enrollment and after the child's first telemedicine visit to assess satisfaction. We describe 4 cases that illustrate benefits, particularly for children with DD and challenging behaviors, suggesting that asynchronous …
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