The Use of Telemedicine Access to Schools to Facilitate Expert Assessment of Children with Asthma
Research has shown that access to an asthma specialist improves asthma outcomes. We hypothesized that we could improve access to expert asthma care through a telemedicine link between an asthma specialist and a school-based asthma program. We conducted a prospective cohort study in 3 urban schools t...
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| author | David A. Bergman Paul J. Sharek Kathryn Ekegren Shannon Thyne Michelle Mayer Mara Saunders |
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| description | Research has shown that access to an asthma specialist improves asthma outcomes. We hypothesized that we could improve access to expert asthma care through a telemedicine link between an asthma specialist and a school-based asthma program. We conducted a prospective cohort study in 3 urban schools to ascertain the feasibility of using an asthma-focused telemedicine solution. Each subject was seen by an asthma expert at 0, 8, and 32 weeks. The assessment and recommendations for care were sent to the primary care physician (PCP) and parents were told to contact their physician for follow-up care. Eighty three subjects participated in the study. Subjects experienced improvement (P<.05) in family social activities and the number of asthma attacks. Ninety four percent of subjects rated the program as good or excellent. This study demonstrates the feasibility and acceptance of a school-based asthma program using a telemedicine link to an asthma specialist. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-3247a8654d8f423d96a94e128ec043c52025-02-03T05:46:54ZengWileyInternational Journal of Telemedicine and Applications1687-64151687-64232008-01-01200810.1155/2008/159276159276The Use of Telemedicine Access to Schools to Facilitate Expert Assessment of Children with AsthmaDavid A. Bergman0Paul J. Sharek1Kathryn Ekegren2Shannon Thyne3Michelle Mayer4Mara Saunders5Department of Pediatrics, Stanford University School of Medicine, Suite 100, 770 Welch Rd, Palo Alto, CA 94301, USADepartment of Pediatrics, Stanford University School of Medicine, Suite 100, 770 Welch Rd, Palo Alto, CA 94301, USASchool Health Programs Department, San Francisco Unified School District, 1515 Quintara Ave, San Francisco, CA 94116, USADepartment of Pediatrics, University of California, Box SFGH, MS 6E/SFGH(nh), San Francisco, CA 94143, USACecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USADepartment of Pediatrics, Stanford University School of Medicine, Suite 100, 770 Welch Rd, Palo Alto, CA 94301, USAResearch has shown that access to an asthma specialist improves asthma outcomes. We hypothesized that we could improve access to expert asthma care through a telemedicine link between an asthma specialist and a school-based asthma program. We conducted a prospective cohort study in 3 urban schools to ascertain the feasibility of using an asthma-focused telemedicine solution. Each subject was seen by an asthma expert at 0, 8, and 32 weeks. The assessment and recommendations for care were sent to the primary care physician (PCP) and parents were told to contact their physician for follow-up care. Eighty three subjects participated in the study. Subjects experienced improvement (P<.05) in family social activities and the number of asthma attacks. Ninety four percent of subjects rated the program as good or excellent. This study demonstrates the feasibility and acceptance of a school-based asthma program using a telemedicine link to an asthma specialist.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2008/159276 |
| spellingShingle | David A. Bergman Paul J. Sharek Kathryn Ekegren Shannon Thyne Michelle Mayer Mara Saunders The Use of Telemedicine Access to Schools to Facilitate Expert Assessment of Children with Asthma International Journal of Telemedicine and Applications |
| title | The Use of Telemedicine Access to Schools to Facilitate Expert Assessment of Children with Asthma |
| title_full | The Use of Telemedicine Access to Schools to Facilitate Expert Assessment of Children with Asthma |
| title_fullStr | The Use of Telemedicine Access to Schools to Facilitate Expert Assessment of Children with Asthma |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Use of Telemedicine Access to Schools to Facilitate Expert Assessment of Children with Asthma |
| title_short | The Use of Telemedicine Access to Schools to Facilitate Expert Assessment of Children with Asthma |
| title_sort | use of telemedicine access to schools to facilitate expert assessment of children with asthma |
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