Acceptability of Telemedicine Among Parents of Adolescent Patients in an Adolescent Clinic: Cross-sectional Survey Study

Autor: Adetola Olateju, Marbella Cervantes, Nadia Dowshen, Lisa M Kuhns, Cherie Priya Dhar
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2022
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Zdroj: JMIR Pediatrics and Parenting, Vol 5, Iss 4, p e39704 (2022)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2561-6722
DOI: 10.2196/39704
Popis: BackgroundSince the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, new literature has described the perceptions of adolescent patients on the use of telemedicine for their health care, but less attention has been devoted to parents’ and caregivers’ perspectives on telemedicine usage for their adolescents. Parents’ perspectives are important, as they undoubtedly influence how children learn to make decisions about their health care. ObjectiveThis study describes the level of acceptability (measured based on accessibility and satisfaction) expressed by caregivers of adolescent patients with regard to telemedicine visits in an urban adolescent medicine practice. MethodsA cross-sectional survey was sent electronically to parents and guardians of patients aged
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