ArticlePediatric pulmonology2021
Change in CF care during COVID-19 pandemic: Single-center experience in a middle-income setting.
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- Reporting of Telehealth Implementation in Cystic Fibrosis: Scoping Review Using a Novel Theory-Based Evaluation Lens.Journal of medical Internet research · 2026Article
- Transforming Care Models in Cystic Fibrosis: A Review.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Polish Cystic Fibrosis Patients' Health-Related Quality of Life and Its Influencing Factors: A Cross-Sectional, Single-Centre Study.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Clinical outcomes of adults and children with cystic fibrosis during the COVID-19 pandemic.Journal of cystic fibrosis : official journal of the European Cystic Fibrosis Society · 2023Article
- Impact of COVID-19 in Children with Chronic Lung Diseases.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Review
- Chronic respiratory diseases other than asthma in children: the COVID-19 tsunami.Italian journal of pediatrics · 2021Review
- Change in CF care during COVID-19 pandemic: Single-center experience in a middle-income setting.Pediatric pulmonology · 2021Article
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Abstract
introductionThe coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has demanded care changes for patients with chronic disease. Patients with cystic fibrosis (CF) are considered at higher risk of developing severe manifestations in the case of SARS-CoV-2 infection, and a need for new ways of safer care delivery has been required to avoid transmission.
objectivesTo assess the impact of the lockdown during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic and remote monitoring on patient's health status and daily maintenance therapy in a middle-income resource setting.
methodsDuring the first wave of the pandemic period, we changed from regular clinic visits to telephone visit calls to monitor our patients' health condition and adherence to physiotherapy and physical exercise.
resultsA total of 120 patients or their caregivers have been contacted by telephone call visits over 10 weeks. During this period, 38 patients (28.33%) were identified to have pulmonary exacerbation; 89.5% were prescribed oral antibiotics, 3% were hospitalized to get iv antibiotics, and 8% of the patients presented other CF complications. Most of the patients did not change the frequency of the daily physiotherapy. Moreover, 71% of the patients who performed regular physical exercise changed the frequency and the type of exercise during the quarantine period. Interestingly, mean forced expiratory volume in 1 s and body weight increased significantly and after the lockdown period.
conclusionsDuring the COVID-19 pandemic, the implementation of telephone contact processes aiming for CF patients' appropriate care is of great importance. Further studies are needed to evaluate patient outcomes when transitioning from face-to-face clinics to telemedicine clinics.
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