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Mental health challenges and digital platform opportunities in patients and families affected by pediatric neuromuscular diseases - experiences from Switzerland.

Oliver Gruebner, Afua van Haasteren, Anna Hug, Suzanne Elayan, Martin Sykora, Emiliano Albanese, Georg M Stettner, Veronika Waldboth, Sandra Messmer-Khosla, Cornelia Enzmann and 5 more

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Review in Digital health. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3citing papers in PubMed
2.7field-weighted citation impact, top 10% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed, 6 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

15 authors at 7 institutions in 2 countries.

Oliver GruebnerDepartment of Geography, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9783-4770
Afua van HaasterenInstitute of Public Health, Università della Svizzera italiana, Lugano, Switzerland.
Anna HugDepartment of Geography, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8518-7040
Suzanne ElayanCentre for Information Management, School of Business and Economics, Loughborough University, Loughborough, UK.
Martin SykoraCentre for Information Management, School of Business and Economics, Loughborough University, Loughborough, UK.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5363-5857
Emiliano AlbaneseInstitute of Public Health, Università della Svizzera italiana, Lugano, Switzerland.
Georg M StettnerNeuromuscular Center Zurich and Department of Pediatric Neurology, University of Zurich, University Children's Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.
Veronika WaldbothInstitute of Nursing, School of Health Sciences, Zurich University of Applied Sciences, Winterthur, Switzerland.
Sandra Messmer-KhoslaSchweizerische Muskelgesellschaft, Zurich, Switzerland.
Cornelia EnzmannDepartment of Neuropediatrics, Neuromuscular Center, University Children's Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland.
Dominique BaumannSwiss Registry for Neuromuscular Disorders (Swiss-Reg-NMD), Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland.
Viktor von WylDepartment of Epidemiology, Epidemiology, Biostatistics, and Prevention Institute, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.
Marta FaddaInstitute of Public Health, Università della Svizzera italiana, Lugano, Switzerland.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3537-0346
Markus WolfDepartment of Psychology, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5660-6824
Michael von RheinChild Development Center, University Children's Hospital Zurich, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.
University of Zurich · CHUniversità della Svizzera italiana · CHLoughborough University · GBSwiss Insurance Association · CHUniversity Children’s Hospital Basel · CHUniversity of Bern · CHZHAW Zurich University of Applied Sciences · CH

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Receiving the diagnosis of a severe disease may present a traumatic event for patients and their families. To cope with the related challenges, digital interventions can be combined with traditional psychological support to help meet respective needs. We aimed to 1) discuss the most common consequences and challenges for resilience in Neuro Muscular Disease patients and family members and 2) elicit practical needs, concerns, and opportunities for digital platform use. We draw from findings of a transdisciplinary workshop and conference with participants ranging from the fields of clinical practice to patient representatives. Reported consequences of the severe diseases were related to psychosocial challenges, living in the nexus between physical development and disease progression, social exclusion, care-related challenges, structural and financial challenges, and non-inclusive urban design. Practical needs and concerns regarding digital platform use included social and professional support through these platforms, credibility and trust in online information, and concerns about privacy and informed consent. Furthermore, the need for safe, reliable, and expert-guided information on digital platforms and psychosocial and relationship-based digital interventions was expressed. There is a need to focus on a family-centered approach in digital health and social care and a further need in researching the suitability of digital platforms to promote resilience in the affected population. Our results can also inform city councils regarding investments in inclusive urban design allowing for disability affected groups to enjoy a better quality of life.

Indexed as

accessibilitydigital placedisabilityDuchenne muscular dystrophyinclusionneuromuscular diseasepsychological distress

Identifiers

PMID38025108
PMCPMC10656806
OpenAlexW4388771377

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