Guardian-Reported Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Lifestyle of Children with Diabetes Mellitus.
J Trop Pediatr
; 68(2)2022 02 03.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1684807
ABSTRACT
INTRODUCTION:
The coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has had an unprecedented impact on the lives and lifestyles of people of all ages worldwide. Lifestyle has an essential role in the management of diabetes mellitus in children.METHODS:
The study was carried out at a tertiary care centre in India. A telehealth survey was conducted among the parents/guardians of children with diabetes to study the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. The survey evaluated the effects on lifestyle, diabetes management and challenges in connecting to a new telemedicine programme.RESULTS:
The survey was completed by guardians of 91 patients. The mean age of the patients was 13.0 ± 3.8 years in boys and 11.9 ± 4.5 years in girls. Fifty-seven per cent of them were boys, and 63.7% stayed in rural areas. The pandemic has resulted in a significant increase in screen time and sleep duration. The median non-educational screen time has gone up from 1.00 (0.5-2.0) to 2.50 (1.0-4.0) h. The mean sleep duration in children increased from 9.1 ± 1.4 to 9.7 ± 1.4 h. Telemedicine services have been established with minimum resources, but they have limitations, and awareness about them is also limited.CONCLUSION:
The COVID-19 pandemic has made the lifestyle of children with diabetes more sedentary. Some of them have also faced challenges with regard to diabetes-related supplies and management. It would be fair to anticipate more complications related to this sedentary lifestyle in the future and work towards identifying and treating them.Keywords
Full text:
Available
Collection:
International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Telemedicine
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Diabetes Mellitus
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COVID-19
Type of study:
Experimental Studies
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Observational study
Limits:
Adolescent
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Child
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Language:
English
Year:
2022
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Tropej
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