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ArticleFrontiers in digital health2024

Remote monitoring and teleconsultations can reduce greenhouse gas emissions while maintaining quality of care in cystic fibrosis.

Martinus C Oppelaar, Michiel A G E Bannier, Monique H E Reijers, Hester van der Vaart, Renske van der Meer, Josje Altenburg, Lennart Conemans, Bart L Rottier, Marianne Nuijsink, Lara S van den Wijngaart and 2 more

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Martinus C OppelaarDepartment of Pediatric Pulmonology, Radboud University Medical Center, Amalia Children's Hospital, Nijmegen, Netherlands.
Michiel A G E BannierDepartment of Paediatric Pulmonology, MosaKids Children's Hospital, Maastricht University Medical Centre+, Maastricht, Netherlands.
Monique H E ReijersDepartment of Pulmonology, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, Netherlands.
Hester van der VaartDepartment of Pulmonary Diseases, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands.
Renske van der MeerDepartment of Pulmonology, Haga Teaching Hospital, The Hague, Netherlands.
Josje AltenburgDepartment of Respiratory Medicine, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands.
Lennart ConemansDepartment of Respiratory Medicine, Maastricht University Medical Centre, Maastricht, Netherlands.
Bart L RottierDepartment of Pediatric Pulmonology and Pediatric Allergology, Beatrix Children's Hospital, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands.
Marianne NuijsinkHaga Teaching Hospital, Juliana Children's Hospital, The Hague, Netherlands.
Lara S van den WijngaartDepartment of Pediatric Pulmonology, Radboud University Medical Center, Amalia Children's Hospital, Nijmegen, Netherlands.
Peter J F M MerkusDepartment of Pediatric Pulmonology, Radboud University Medical Center, Amalia Children's Hospital, Nijmegen, Netherlands.
Jolt RoukemaDepartment of Pediatric Pulmonology, Radboud University Medical Center, Amalia Children's Hospital, Nijmegen, Netherlands.

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Background: Remote care usefulness and climate change co-benefits should be addressed simultaneously to incentivize political action. Objectives: To assess the changes in healthcare consumption, lung function and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions during the COVID-19 pandemic in Dutch cystic fibrosis (CF) care. Design: Retrospective multicentre observational study in five Dutch CF centres. Methods: Eighty-one participants were included. Healthcare consumption was described alongside the COVID-19 Stringency Index (2019-2022). Travel related GHG emissions were calculated for every clinic visit. Changes in percentage predicted Forced Expiratory Volume in one second (ppFEV1) were assessed using a paired-samples Results: Healthcare consumption patterns followed COVID-19 public health measure stringency but returned back to the "old normal". Emission of 5.450, 3 kg of carbon dioxide equivalents were avoided while quality of care was relatively preserved. ppFEV1 declined as expected ( Conclusion: Remote monitoring of lung function and symptoms and teleconsultations in CF can reduce GHG emissions while maintaining quality of care. As health sectors constitute a large share of national climate change footprints, digital health can partly alleviate this burden by reducing private travel.

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climate co-benefitscystic fibrosispediatricsrespiratory medicinespirometrytelehealthtelemonitoring

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PMCPMC11540799

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