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ReviewFrontiers in pediatrics2023

Digital child health: opportunities and obstacles. A joint statement of European Academy of Paediatrics and European Confederation of Primary Care Paediatricians.

Liesbeth Siderius, Sahan Damsiri Perera, Lars Gelander, Lina Jankauskaite, Manuel Katz, Arunas Valiulis, Adamos Hadjipanayis, Laura Reali, Zachi Grossman

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Review in Frontiers in pediatrics, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

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

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed.

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  2. Paediatric Primary Care Across Europe: A Survey of 42 Countries.Acta paediatrica (Oslo, Norway : 1992) · 2026
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors.

Liesbeth SideriusRare Care World Foundation, Loosdrecht, Netherlands.
Sahan Damsiri PereraPost Graduate Institute of Medicine, University of Colombo, Colombo, Sri Lanka.
Lars GelanderCentre of Child Health Services, Regionhälsan, Region Västra Götaland, Borås, Sweden.
Lina JankauskaiteDepartment of Pediatrics, Medical Academy, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Kaunas, Lithuania.
Manuel KatzPatient Safety Department, Meuhedet Health Services, Tel Aviv, Israel.
Arunas ValiulisClinic of Children's Diseases, Institute of Clinical Medicine, Medical Faculty of Vilnius University, Vilnius, Lithuania.
Adamos HadjipanayisEuropean Academy of Paediatrics, Brussels, Belgium.
Laura RealiPrimary Care Pediatrician, Italian National Health System (INHS), ASL Rm1, Rome, Italy.
Zachi GrossmanEuropean Academy of Paediatrics, Brussels, Belgium.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The advancement of technology and the increasing digitisation of healthcare systems have opened new opportunities to transform the delivery of child health services. The importance of interoperable electronic health data in enhancing healthcare systems and improving child health care is evident. Interoperability ensures seamless data exchange and communication among healthcare entities, providers, institutions, household and systems. Using standardised data formats, coding systems, and terminologies is crucial in achieving interoperability and overcoming the barriers of different systems, formats, and locations. Paediatricians and other child health stakeholders can effectively address data structure, coding, and terminology inconsistencies by promoting interoperability and improving data quality and accuracy of children and youth, according to guidelines of the World Health Organisation. Thus, ensure comprehensive health assessments and screenings for children, including timely follow-up and communication of results. And implement effective vaccination schedules and strategies, ensuring timely administration of vaccines and prompt response to any concerns or adverse events. Developmental milestones can be continuously monitored. This can improve care coordination, enhance decision-making, and optimise health outcomes for children. In conclusion, using interoperable electronic child health data holds great promise in advancing international child healthcare systems and enhancing the child's care and well-being. By promoting standardised data exchange, interoperability enables timely health assessments, accurate vaccination schedules, continuous monitoring of developmental milestones, coordination of care, and collaboration among child healthcare professionals and the individual or their caregiver. Embracing interoperability is essential for creating a person-centric and data-driven healthcare ecosystem where the potential of digitalisation and innovation can be fully realized.

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digital healthEuropean health data spaceinteroperabilityprimary child healthcareWHO

Identifiers

PMID38188915
PMCPMC10766845

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