Albuminuria screening in children with type 1 diabetes prior to and during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Pediatr Res
; 92(5): 1370-1373, 2022 Nov.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-2133298
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Albuminuria is an important risk factor for adverse renal and cardiovascular outcomes in type 1 diabetes (T1D). We sought to describe (1) adherence to albuminuria screening prior to and during the COVID-19 pandemic and (2) occurrence of abnormal urine albumin-creatinine ratio (ACR) tests in children with T1D.METHODS:
This cohort study involved children aged 18 years or younger with T1D followed in the diabetes clinic at a pediatric tertiary center. Data was collected from 2016 to 2020. Adherence was defined by Diabetes Canada (DC) Guidelines for T1D in Children and Adolescents (2018).RESULTS:
Of the 165 children who met DC criteria for screening; 88 (32%) were male and the median age at diagnosis was 5.8 years. Twenty-eight (17%) children had not completed a single ACR test, and 30 (18%) completed all eligible ACR tests. Test completion decreased from 66% in 2019 to 45% in 2020. Of the 345 ACR tests completed, 40 (11%) were abnormal (>2.5 mg/mmol) and 29 abnormal ACR tests (72%) were not repeated.CONCLUSION:
Adherence to albuminuria screening in this pediatric diabetes clinic is suboptimal with deterioration during the COVID-19 pandemic. Patient/physician and program-level strategies to improve adherence will play an important role in quality improvement. IMPACT Albuminuria screening is an important part of pediatric diabetes care. In our study, pediatric albuminuria screening adherence was suboptimal at 66% in 2019 and deteriorated during the pandemic to 45% in 2020. Program and patient-level adherence to clinical guidelines and barriers to accessing diabetes care during the pandemic merit further study.
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Collection:
International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1
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COVID-19
Type of study:
Cohort study
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Diagnostic study
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Observational study
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Prognostic study
Topics:
Long Covid
Limits:
Adolescent
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Child
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Child, preschool
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Language:
English
Journal:
Pediatr Res
Year:
2022
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
S41390-022-01971-7
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