An eHealth Framework for Managing Pediatric Growth Disorders and Growth Hormone Therapy.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The use of technology to support health and health care has grown rapidly in the last decade across all ages and medical specialties. Newly developed eHealth tools are being implemented in long-term management of growth failure in children, a low prevalence pediatric endocrine disorder.

Objective

Our objective was to create a framework that can guide future implementation and research on the use of eHealth tools to support patients with growth disorders who require growth hormone therapy.

Methods

A total of 12 pediatric endocrinologists with experience in eHealth, from a wide geographical distribution, participated in a series of online discussions. We summarized the discussions of 3 workshops, conducted during 2020, on the use of eHealth in the management

SUBMITTER: Dimitri P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8176345 | biostudies-literature | 2021 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature