Zooming Toward a Telehealth Solution for Vulnerable Children with Obesity During Coronavirus Disease 2019.
Jennifer A Woo BaidalJane ChangEmma HulseRobyn TuretskyKristina ParkinsonJohn C RauschPublished in: Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.) (2020)
Health inequities exist throughout the life course, resulting in racial/ethnic and socioeconomic disparities in obesity and obesity-related health complications. Obesity and its comorbidities appear to be linked to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) mortality. Approaches to reduce obesity in the time of COVID-19 closures are urgently needed and should start early in life. In New York City, a telehealth pediatric weight-management collaborative spanning NewYork-Presbyterian, Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, and Weill Cornell Medicine was developed during COVID-19 with show rates from 76% to 89%. To stave off the impending exacerbation of health disparities related to obesity risk factors in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic, effective interventions that can be delivered remotely are urgently needed among vulnerable children with obesity. Challenges in digital technology access, social and linguistic differences, privacy security, and reimbursement must be overcome to realize the full potential of telehealth for pediatric weight management among low-income and racial/ethnic-minority children.
Keyphrases
- coronavirus disease
- weight loss
- insulin resistance
- metabolic syndrome
- weight gain
- high fat diet induced
- type diabetes
- risk factors
- healthcare
- public health
- mental health
- young adults
- physical activity
- body mass index
- health information
- respiratory syndrome coronavirus
- adipose tissue
- intensive care unit
- machine learning
- risk assessment
- artificial intelligence
- deep learning
- quality improvement
- drug induced
- mechanical ventilation
- affordable care act