Telemedicine Applications in a Tertiary Pediatric Hospital in Turkey During COVID-19 Pandemic

Aydemir S., Ocak S., Saygılı S. K., Hopurcuoğlu D., Haşlak F., Kıykım E., ...Daha Fazla

TELEMEDICINE AND E-HEALTH, cilt.27, sa.10, ss.1180-1187, 2021 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 27 Sayı: 10
  • Basım Tarihi: 2021
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1089/tmj.2020.0381
  • Dergi Adı: TELEMEDICINE AND E-HEALTH
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, CAB Abstracts, Compendex, EMBASE, MEDLINE, Psycinfo
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.1180-1187
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: telehealth, telemedicine, SARS-CoV-2, coronavirus, pandemics, pediatrics, health care, Turkey, Istanbul
  • İstanbul Üniversitesi-Cerrahpaşa Adresli: Evet

Özet

Background: A novel type of Coronavirus emerged at Wuhan in late 2019 involving preferentially the respiratory system. Owing to the rapid spread, almost 22 million people became infected and 700,000 died. Similar to other countries, the need for additional hospital beds and intensive care units required diversion of health care resources toward the care for those with COVID-19 in Turkey. Telemedicine appeared as a safe and low-cost alternative for the maintainability of pediatric health services during the pandemics. Within this context, we aimed to deliver the health services through telemedicine during the follow-up of chronic childhood diseases.