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To evaluate caregiver and provider experiences with telemedicine consultations during the COVID-19 pandemic.

March 28, 2026Singapore Medical JournalOpen Access

Use of telemedicine in a developmental and behavioural paediatric service during the COVID-19 pandemic: initial experiences of caregivers and providers in Singapore

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MTMae Yue TanChildren's National YKYing Qi KangBeijing Union University JKJennifer SH KiingNational University of Singapore

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Cross-sectional study assesses ease and acceptability of telemedicine consultations for caregivers and providers in Singapore, indicating potential benefits.

Key Points

To evaluate caregiver and provider experiences with telemedicine consultations during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Conducted a cross-sectional study during a national circuit breaker in Singapore.
Teleconsultations offered mainly via telephone due to infrastructure limitations.
Data collected through anonymous questionnaires from caregivers and providers regarding their experiences and satisfaction.
Analyzed demographics, qualitative experiences, and use of telemedicine services using descriptive statistics and chi-square tests.
Approximately 47.3% of patients accepted teleconsultation during the study period.
Most caregivers rated connectivity and call quality as good (95.2%) and felt their concerns were addressed (98.1%).
61.0% of caregivers found it easy to prepare for teleconsultations, with 63.8% open to continuing this method post-pandemic.
Providers reported challenges, with 88.0% citing at least one difficulty, primarily related to lack of direct child interaction.

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Tan et al. (2023) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69c76fff8bbfbc51511e04e6 https://doi.org/10.4103/singaporemedj.smj-2021-003

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Cross-sectional study assesses ease and acceptability of telemedicine consultations for caregivers and providers in Singapore, indicating potential benefits.

Use of telemedicine in a developmental and behavioural paediatric service during the COVID-19 pandemic: initial experiences of caregivers and providers in Singapore

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Use of telemedicine in a developmental and behavioural paediatric service during the COVID-19 pandemic: initial experiences of caregivers and providers in Singapore

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