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Access to Healthcare for Children and Adolescents with a Chronic Health Condition during the COVID-19 Pandemic: First Results from the KICK-COVID Study in Germany.
- Source :
- Children; Jan2023, Vol. 10 Issue 1, p10, 11p
- Publication Year :
- 2023
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Abstract
- This study examines the access to healthcare for children and adolescents with three common chronic diseases (type-1 diabetes (T1D), obesity, or juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA)) within the 4th (Delta), 5th (Omicron), and beginning of the 6th (Omicron) wave (June 2021 until July 2022) of the COVID-19 pandemic in Germany in a cross-sectional study using three national patient registries. A paper-and-pencil questionnaire was given to parents of pediatric patients (<21 years) during the routine check-ups. The questionnaire contains self-constructed items assessing the frequency of healthcare appointments and cancellations, remote healthcare, and satisfaction with healthcare. In total, 905 parents participated in the T1D-sample, 175 in the obesity-sample, and 786 in the JIA-sample. In general, satisfaction with healthcare (scale: 0–10; 10 reflecting the highest satisfaction) was quite high (median values: T1D 10, JIA 10, obesity 8.5). The proportion of children and adolescents with canceled appointments was relatively small (T1D 14.1%, JIA 11.1%, obesity 20%), with a median of 1 missed appointment, respectively. Only a few parents (T1D 8.6%; obesity 13.1%; JIA 5%) reported obstacles regarding health services during the pandemic. To conclude, it seems that access to healthcare was largely preserved for children and adolescents with chronic health conditions during the COVID-19 pandemic in Germany. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- CHRONIC disease treatment
OBESITY
STATISTICS
HEALTH services accessibility
SCIENTIFIC observation
MEDICAL care for teenagers
CONFIDENCE intervals
RESEARCH methodology
MULTIPLE regression analysis
CROSS-sectional method
SATISFACTION
PATIENTS' attitudes
CHILD health services
QUESTIONNAIRES
DATA security
DESCRIPTIVE statistics
RESEARCH funding
SOCIODEMOGRAPHIC factors
ODDS ratio
DATA analysis
COVID-19 pandemic
LONGITUDINAL method
MEDICAL needs assessment
TELEMEDICINE
SYMPTOMS
CHILDREN
ADOLESCENCE
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 22279067
- Volume :
- 10
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Children
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 161435129
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.3390/children10010010