Göldel, Julia M.;
Kamrath, Clemens;
Minden, Kirsten;
Wiegand, Susanna;
Lanzinger, Stefanie;
Sengler, Claudia;
Weihrauch-Blüher, Susann;
Holl, Reinhard W.;
Tittel, Sascha R.;
Warschburger, Petra
Access to Healthcare for Children and Adolescents with a Chronic Health Condition during the COVID-19 Pandemic: First Results from the KICK-COVID Study in Germany
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E-Artikel
Titel:
Access to Healthcare for Children and Adolescents with a Chronic Health Condition during the COVID-19 Pandemic: First Results from the KICK-COVID Study in Germany
Beteiligte:
Göldel, Julia M.;
Kamrath, Clemens;
Minden, Kirsten;
Wiegand, Susanna;
Lanzinger, Stefanie;
Sengler, Claudia;
Weihrauch-Blüher, Susann;
Holl, Reinhard W.;
Tittel, Sascha R.;
Warschburger, Petra
Erschienen:
MDPI AG, 2022
Erschienen in:
Children, 10 (2022) 1, Seite 10
Sprache:
Englisch
DOI:
10.3390/children10010010
ISSN:
2227-9067
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Beschreibung:
This study examines the access to healthcare for children and adolescents with three common chronic diseases (type-1 diabetes (T1D), obesity, or juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA)) within the 4th (Delta), 5th (Omicron), and beginning of the 6th (Omicron) wave (June 2021 until July 2022) of the COVID-19 pandemic in Germany in a cross-sectional study using three national patient registries. A paper-and-pencil questionnaire was given to parents of pediatric patients (<21 years) during the routine check-ups. The questionnaire contains self-constructed items assessing the frequency of healthcare appointments and cancellations, remote healthcare, and satisfaction with healthcare. In total, 905 parents participated in the T1D-sample, 175 in the obesity-sample, and 786 in the JIA-sample. In general, satisfaction with healthcare (scale: 0–10; 10 reflecting the highest satisfaction) was quite high (median values: T1D 10, JIA 10, obesity 8.5). The proportion of children and adolescents with canceled appointments was relatively small (T1D 14.1%, JIA 11.1%, obesity 20%), with a median of 1 missed appointment, respectively. Only a few parents (T1D 8.6%; obesity 13.1%; JIA 5%) reported obstacles regarding health services during the pandemic. To conclude, it seems that access to healthcare was largely preserved for children and adolescents with chronic health conditions during the COVID-19 pandemic in Germany.