Pediatric asthma control in tertiary care setting using telemedicine during COVID-19 era.

ABSTRACT:

Background

During the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, national measures have affected health care services. Children with asthma were a vulnerable population who were advised to avoid needless hospital visits. Telemedicine was utilized in this circumstance. However, data in Thailand is limited. This study aimed to evaluate asthma control in patients who were followed up by telemedicine compared with in-person visits at an outpatient clinic in Thailand's tertiary academic medical center.

Methods

This was a retrospective study among pediatric patients with asthma who were followed up in the pediatric pulmonary and allergy clinic of Srinagarind Hospital from 1 January to 31 May 2021. We offered telemedicine (telephone visit) and in-person visits at the hospital by

SUBMITTER: Sitthikarnkha P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9834956 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature