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Can virtual care reduce treatment burden in pediatric leukemia? A retrospective cost analysis

Published:2023-06-19 Issue:9 Volume:70 Page:
ISSN:1545-5009
Container-title:Pediatric Blood & Cancer
language:en
Short-container-title:Pediatric Blood & Cancer

Author:

Dreher Jonas¹,Meryk Andreas²^ORCID,Riedl David¹³,Kropshofer Gabriele²,Hetzer Benjamin²,Neururer Sabrina⁴,Pfeifer Bernhard⁴,Schneeberger‐Carta Verena²,Holzner Bernhard¹,Crazzolara Roman²^ORCID

Affiliation:

1. Department of Psychiatry, Psychotherapy, Psychosomatics and Medical Psychology University Hospital of Psychiatry II Medical University of Innsbruck Innsbruck Austria

2. Department of Pediatrics Medical University of Innsbruck Innsbruck Austria

3. Ludwig Boltzmann Institute for Rehabilitation Research Vienna Austria

4. Department of Clinical Epidemiology Tyrolean Federal Institute for Integrated Care Tirol Kliniken GmbH Innsbruck Austria

Abstract

AbstractWe conducted a retrospective analysis to determine the potential reduction in treatment burden through the expansion of virtual care among children with leukemia (n = 152). Patients living in urban areas traveled median distances of 1555 km compared with 7536 km for patients living in rural areas (p < .05). For the latter group, a median reduction in travel distance of 3560 km (interquartile range [IQR], 2136–5787 km), travel time of 51 h (IQR, 26–78 h), and CO2 emissions of 623 kg (IQR, 374–1013 kg) was estimated, if every second visit was replaced by video consultations.

Publisher

Wiley

Subject

Oncology,Hematology,Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health

Link

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1002/pbc.30498

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