Home-Based Telemedicine for Children with Medical Complexity.

ABSTRACT: Background: Children with medical complexity (CMC) are high utilizers of health care services. Telehealth encounters may provide a means to improve care outcomes for this population. Objective: To evaluate the feasibility, usability, and impact of an in-home telehealth device in the care of CMC. Methods: This single-center feasibility study employed a nonblinded randomized clinical trial design. English-speaking caregivers of children within a pediatric complex care program with home Wi-Fi were eligible for participation. Participants were randomized 1.5:1 with stratification based on tracheostomy status to a control group that received usual care or an intervention group that received a telehealth device for in-home use. Patients were followed up for

SUBMITTER: Notario PM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6842894 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature