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. 2022 Mar 22:10:857561.
doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2022.857561. eCollection 2022.

Patient Satisfaction of Telemedicine in Pediatric and Young Adult Type 1 Diabetes Patients During Covid-19 Pandemic

Marta Bassi  1   2 , Marina Francesca Strati  1   2 , Stefano Parodi  3 , Simone Lightwood  4 , Clara Rebora  2 , Francesca Rizza  2 , Giuseppe d'Annunzio  2 , Nicola Minuto  2 , Mohamad Maghnie  1   2
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Patient Satisfaction of Telemedicine in Pediatric and Young Adult Type 1 Diabetes Patients During Covid-19 Pandemic

Marta Bassi et al. Front Public Health. .

Abstract

The aim of this study was to evaluate the satisfaction of the use of telemedicine and telenursing in children and young adults with Type 1 Diabetes and their families followed in the Regional Pediatric Diabetes Center of Giannina Gaslini Institute (Liguria, Italy). An anonymous survey form was administered to 290 patients (138 filled out by caregivers and 152 by patients). The questionnaire consisted of two parts: the first one included a series of questions related to the patient's personal and medical data; the second one was directed toward the satisfaction in the use of telemedicine and telenursing during Covid-19 pandemic. The data collected showed that 92.4% of the population was overall very satisfied with the quality of the service provided. Satisfaction was much higher especially in those who live outside of the province of Genoa (p = 0.017) and in those on insulin pump treatment (p = 0.037). Telemedicine and telenursing have an essential role in diabetology and are highly appreciated in our Center, where most patients prefer to continue regular follow-up via video-call as well as in person. Telenursing was also proved to be an effective and appreciated tool for educating and supporting patients using insulin pumps and glucose sensors.

Keywords: COVID-19; continuous glucose monitoring; insulin pump; telemedicine; telenursing; type 1 diabetes.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest.

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Figure 1
Percentage of responders who assigned neutral (0–6) and high (≥7) scores for each question.
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Figure 2
Percentage of patients who were assigned high (≥7) scores according to main patient and disease characteristics (only significant differences reported).
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