The Department of Veterans' Affairs Depleted Uranium Cohort in the Time of COVID-19: Translating a Traditional Surveillance Protocol to a Telehealth Platform.
J Occup Environ Med
; 65(8): 670-676, 2023 08 01.
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-37167933
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
In 2021, 37 members of a cohort of depleted uranium-exposed Gulf War I veterans were evaluated using a protocol tailored to accommodate COVID-19 safety practices on a telehealth platform.METHODS:
Individual elements of the legacy protocol were reviewed for urgency and feasibility of inclusion in a modified, telehealth platform.RESULTS:
The redesigned protocol included a participant readiness for telehealth assessment, nurse and physician telehealth visits, collection of usual health questionnaires, and urine collections for exposure monitoring for uranium and other fragment-related metal measures.CONCLUSIONS:
Despite some limitations in scope, the telehealth platform permitted a visual "visit" with surveillance participants who expressed a high comfort level with the format. The telehealth platform has apparent utility for occupational surveillance and should be explored as a standard approach for surveillance outside of public health emergencies.
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Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Veteranos
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Exposição Ocupacional
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Urânio
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Telemedicina
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COVID-19
Tipo de estudo:
Guideline
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Screening_studies
Limite:
Humans
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2023
Tipo de documento:
Article