ArticleThe Cleft palate-craniofacial journal : official publication of the American Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association2023
Parental Satisfaction from Telemedicine in the Follow-up of Children Operated for Craniosynostosis during COVID-19 Pandemic.
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- Telemedicine in Plastic Surgery: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Utilization and Outcomes Pre- and Post-pandemic.Aesthetic plastic surgery · 2026Pooled it
- The development of evaluation scale of the patient satisfaction with telemedicine: a systematic review.BMC medical informatics and decision making · 2024Pooled it
- Telemedicine follow-up after pediatric esophageal atresia repair: parental satisfaction and safety outcomes.Pediatric surgery international · 2026Article
- Synchronous virtual care in children's health care: a scoping review.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2025Review
- Insights into craniosynostosis management in low- and middle-income countries: A narrative review of outcomes, shortcomings and paediatric neurosurgery capacity.SAGE open medicine · 2024Review
- Knowledge mapping of COVID-19 and dentistry: A bibliometric analysis.Frontiers in public health · 2022Article
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Abstract
objectiveThe current study aimed to evaluate the satisfaction level of parents from telemedicine use in the long-term follow-up of children operated for craniosynostosis during the COVID-19 pandemic.
designA cross-sectional 9-question survey analysis using Qualtrics survey software.
settingAn institutional study carried out at a national, tertiary level academic center in the Slovak Republic. PATIENTS: All patients operated for non-syndromic and syndromic craniosynostosis in our department, who participated in the virtual postoperative follow-up consultations from March 23, 2020, through July 2, 2021, were included in our series. They were enrolled 498 patients, with the parents of 256 children being responding to the survey.
interventionsThe survey remained open until July 16, 2021, two weeks after the last virtual consultations. It was delivered to the parents by e-mail to generate closed 5-point Likert scale responses.
resultsOverall, 72.3% of parents were satisfied with the telemedicine program, and 67.2% found it convenient. Collectively, 89.1% reported that the received instructions were helpful to them. However, only 18.7% of them answered that they would prefer telemedicine consultations in the future.
conclusionThe results of this study showed a high satisfaction from the parents during the virtual follow-up of children operated for craniosynostosis. However, despite their positive experience with telemedicine, the vast majority of parents stated that they would prefer in-person visits in the future.
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