ArticleThe Journal of adolescent health : official publication of the Society for Adolescent Medicine2020
The COVID-19 Pandemic and Rapid Implementation of Adolescent and Young Adult Telemedicine: Challenges and Opportunities for Innovation.
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- Outpatient Telehealth Implementation in the United States during the COVID-19 Global Pandemic: A Systematic Review.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2021Pooled it
- Eating Disorders Spectrum During the COVID Pandemic: A Systematic Review.Frontiers in psychology · 2021Pooled it
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- Availability of Telehealth Services for Children at Mental Health Treatment Facilities.JAMA network open · 2026Article
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- Facilitators and barriers to using telemedicine for gender-affirming care in gender-diverse youth: A qualitative study.Journal of telemedicine and telecare · 2025Article
- Assessing the Impact of a Telemedicine Program on Caregivers of Children With Complex Chronic Conditions: Pre-Post Intervention Study.JMIR pediatrics and parenting · 2025Article
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- The hybrid space in eating disorder treatment: towards a personalized approach to integrating telehealth and in-person care.Journal of eating disorders · 2025Article
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Abstract
purposeThis study describes the rapid implementation of telemedicine within an adolescent and young adult (AYA) medicine clinic in response to the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. While there are no practice guidelines specific to AYA telemedicine, observations made during this implementation can highlight challenges encountered and suggest solutions to some of these challenges.
methodsOver the course of several weeks in March, 2020, the Adolescent and Young Adult Medicine Clinic at the University of California San Francisco rapidly replaced most in-person visits with telemedicine visits. This required logistical problem-solving, collaboration of all clinic staff members, and continuous reassessment of clinical practices. This article describes observations made during these processes.
resultsTelemedicine visits increased from zero to 97% of patient encounters in one month. The number of visits per month was comparable with that one year prior. While there were limitations to the clinic's ability to carry out health supervision visits, many general health, mental health, reproductive health, eating disorders, and addiction treatment services were implemented via telemedicine. Providers identified creative solutions for challenges that arose to managing general confidentiality issues as well as specific challenges related to mental health, reproductive health, eating disorders, and addiction care. Opportunities to implement and expand high-quality AYA telemedicine were also identified.
conclusionsThe COVID-19 pandemic is leading to widespread telemedicine implementation. While telemedicine seems to be feasible and acceptable for our clinic patients, unanswered questions remain regarding confidentiality, quality of care, and health disparities. Clinical guidelines are also needed to guide best practices for telemedicine in this patient population.
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