Effect of the Telemedicine Enhanced Asthma Management Through the Emergency Department (TEAM-ED) Program on Asthma Morbidity : A Randomized Controlled Trial

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OBJECTIVE: To test the effectiveness of a telemedicine-based program in reducing asthma morbidity among children who present to the emergency department (ED) for asthma, by facilitating primary care follow-up and promoting delivery of guideline-based care.

STUDY DESIGN: We included children (3-12 years of age) with persistent asthma who presented to the ED for asthma, who were then randomly assigned to Telemedicine Enhanced Asthma Management through the Emergency Department (TEAM-ED) or enhanced usual care. TEAM-ED included (1) school-based telemedicine follow-ups, completed by a primary care provider, (2) point-of-care prompting to promote guideline-based care, and 3) an opportunity for 2 additional telemedicine follow-ups. The primary outcome was the mean number of symptom-free days (SFDs) over 2 weeks at 3, 6, 9, and 12 months.

RESULTS: We included 373 children from 2016 through 2021 (participation rate 68%; 54% Black, 32% Hispanic, 77% public insurance; mean age, 6.4 years). Demographic characteristics and asthma severity were similar between groups at baseline. Most (91%) TEAM-ED children had ≥1 telemedicine visit and 41% completed 3 visits. At 3 months, caregivers of children in TEAM-ED reported more follow-up visits (66% vs 48%; aOR, 2.07; 95% CI, 1.28-3.33), preventive asthma medication actions (90% vs 79%; aOR, 3.28; 95% CI, 1.56-6.89), and use of a preventive medication (82% vs 69%; aOR, 2.716; 95% CI, 1.45-5.08), compared with enhanced usual care. There was no difference between groups in medication adherence or asthma morbidity. When only prepandemic data were included, there was greater improvement in SFDs over time for children in TEAM-ED vs enhanced usual care.

CONCLUSIONS: TEAM-ED significantly improved follow-up and preventive care after an ED visit for asthma. We also saw improved SFDs with prepandemic data. The lack of overall improvement in morbidity and adherence indicates the need for additional ongoing management support.

TRIAL REGISTRATION: NCT02752165.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:266

Enthalten in:

The Journal of pediatrics - 266(2024) vom: 07. März, Seite 113867

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Halterman, Jill S [VerfasserIn]
Fagnano, Maria [VerfasserIn]
Tremblay, Paul [VerfasserIn]
Butz, Arlene [VerfasserIn]
Perry, Tamara T [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Hongyue [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Asthma
Child
Emergency department
Journal Article
Prevention
Randomized Controlled Trial
Telemedicine

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Date Completed 26.02.2024

Date Revised 09.03.2024

published: Print-Electronic

ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT02752165

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.jpeds.2023.113867

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM365561142