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标题：Telemonitoring type 1 diabetes patients during the COVID-19 pandemic in Brazil: was it useful?
其他标题：Telemonitoring type 1 diabetes patients during the COVID-19 pandemic in Brazil: was it useful?
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作者：Matheus, Alessandra Saldanha de Mattos ; Cabizuca, Carolina Alves ; Tannus, Lucianne Righetti Monteiro 等
期刊名称：Archives of Endocrinology and Metabolism
印刷版ISSN：2359-3997
出版年度：2021
卷号：65
期号：1
页码：105-111
DOI：10.20945/2359-3997000000309
出版社：Archives of Endocrinology and Metabolism
摘要：Objectives: To evaluate the performance of telemonitoring in detecting clinical and psychological needs and adherence to the protective measures imposed by the COVID-19 pandemic in addition to providing remote assistance for patients with type 1 diabetes (T1D) in a public university center in Brazil. Subjects and methods: Telemonitoring protocol included phone calls and e-mails. Patients were asked to rate COVID-19-like symptoms, psychological symptoms, epidemiological issues, and adherence to diabetes management (insulin, exercise, and diet) using a 0-to-10 scale. An e-mail address and phone number were offered for further contact if needed. Clinical, demographic, and laboratorial data from the consultations before the pandemic were collected from medical records. Results: Among 321 patients with a previously scheduled consultation over the first 15 weeks of social distancing, 237 (73.8%) could be successfully contacted. Of these, 207 (87.3%) were exclusively evaluated by telemonitoring (190 only by phone or text message and 17 who were also reached by email), and 30 (12.7%) patients attended the consultation for medical reasons detected during the telephone screening. Overall, 44 (18.5%) patients reported COVID-19-like symptoms. One (2.3%) patient was hospitalized and subsequently died. Psychological symptoms were reported by 137 (60.4%) patients and 30 (12.7%) required remote psychological assistance. Appropriate social distancing was performed by 203 (87.9%) patients, and 221 (97.8%) referred use of masks. Conclusions: Telemonitoring T1D patients during the pandemic helped reduce the need for in-person consultations, detect clinical and psychological needs, and offer support to patients in addition to monitoring suspected COVID-19 cases and the adherence to protective measures.
关键词：Type 1 diabetes; COVID-19; telemonitoring.
其他关键词：Type 1 diabetes;COVID-19;telemonitoring