Access to Pediatric Eye Care During a Pandemic: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
Pediatr Ann
; 52(2): e68-e75, 2023 Feb.
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| ID: mdl-36779881
ABSTRACT
Visual impairment affects many children and can lead to blindness if untreated. The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has led to various restrictions and other challenges accessing in-person medical care, including essential pediatric eye care. The aim of this article was to determine and quantify the effect that pandemics have on access to pediatric eye care. A systematic literature search was conducted using various databases, which yielded 257 articles; nine were included in the final review. All included studies reported a decrease in the number of children accessing eye care during COVID-19. Most studies described virtual triage systems, which restricted in-person care to emergent cases. The average decrease in daily pediatric visits was 67.32% and reached statistical significance in the meta-analysis (P < .01). However, out of all patients with ocular complaints, the proportion of pediatric visits was unchanged, suggesting that the decrease in access to eye care was not specific to pediatric patients. [Pediatr Ann. 2023;52(2)e68-e75.].
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01-internacional
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4_TD
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Telemedicina
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COVID-19
Tipo de estudo:
Systematic_reviews
Limite:
Child
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Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Pediatr Ann
Ano de publicação:
2023
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Article