Telemedicine use by pediatric rheumatologists during the COVID-19 pandemic.

ABSTRACT:

Background

To characterize various aspects of telemedicine use by pediatric rheumatology providers during the recent pandemic including provider acceptability of telehealth practices, clinical reliability, and clinical appropriateness.

Methods

An electronic survey was generated and disseminated amongst the Childhood Arthritis and Rheumatology Research Alliance (CARRA) listserv (n = 547). Survey items were analyzed via descriptive statistics by question.

Results

The survey response rate was 40.8% (n = 223) with the majority of respondents in an attending-level role. We observed that musculoskeletal components of the exam were rated as the most reliable components of a telemedicine exam and 86.5% of survey respondents reported engaging the patient or patient caregiver t

SUBMITTER: Pooni R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8206874 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature