Development and evaluation of a clinical guideline for a paediatric telemedicine service in a low-resource setting.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To develop and evaluate a guideline for a paediatric telemedicine and medication delivery service (TMDS).

Methods

A clinical guideline for paediatric telemedicine was derived from the World Health (WHO) Organization Integrated Management of Childhood Illness (IMCI) Handbook. The guideline was deployed at a TMDS in Haiti and evaluated through a prospective cohort study; children ≤10 years were enrolled. For non-severe cases, paired virtual and in-person examinations were conducted at the call centre and household; severe cases were referred to the hospital. The performance of virtual examination components were evaluated by comparison with the paired in-person examination findings (reference).

Results

A total of 391 cases were enrolled. Among the 320 c

SUBMITTER: Klarman MB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10806461 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature