Addressing Pediatric Developmental and Mental Health in Primary Care Using Tele-Education.
Clin Pediatr (Phila)
; 61(1): 46-55, 2022 01.
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| ID: mdl-34791907
ABSTRACT
This study evaluates the effectiveness of an early childhood tele-education program in preparing community pediatric clinicians to manage developmental and mental health disorders in young children. Community pediatric clinicians from rural, underserved, or school-based health center practices in the mid-Atlantic region participated in a weekly tele-education videoconference. There was a significant knowledge gain evidenced by the percentage of questions answered correctly from pre- to post- didactic exposure (P < .001). Participants reported an increase in knowledge from pre- (P < .001) and in confidence from pre- to post- participation (P < .001). Practice management changes demonstrated an encouraging trend toward managing patients in the Medical Home, as compared with immediately deferring to specialists following participation. This early childhood tele-education videoconferencing program is a promising response to the urgent need to confidently increase the role of pediatricians in the provision of care for childhood developmental and mental health disorders.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Pediatrics
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Telemedicine
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Education, Distance
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Growth and Development
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Mental Disorders
Type of study:
Diagnostic_studies
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Etiology_studies
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Incidence_studies
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Observational_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limits:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Language:
En
Journal:
Clin Pediatr (Phila)
Year:
2022
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
United States