The Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Patient Admissions to the Developmental Pediatrics Unit: An Outpatient Clinic in Eastern Turkey

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dc.authoridmetin baz, halise/0000-0003-4560-2059
dc.authoridBuyukavci, Mehmet Akif/0000-0001-6884-1832
dc.authoridDogan, Derya/0000-0003-1587-9639
dc.authoridGUVEN BAYSAL, SENAY/0000-0002-5454-923X
dc.authorwosidmetin baz, halise/AEO-0181-2022
dc.authorwosidBuyukavci, Mehmet Akif/HCH-2615-2022
dc.contributor.authorAhat, Tugba Karaca
dc.contributor.authorGencer, Tugba Yilmaz
dc.contributor.authorBaysal, Senay Guven
dc.contributor.authorBaz, Halise Metin
dc.contributor.authorDurak, Umut
dc.contributor.authorCanaloglu, Sinem Kortay
dc.contributor.authorBuyukavci, Mehmet Akif
dc.date.accessioned2024-08-04T20:10:16Z
dc.date.available2024-08-04T20:10:16Z
dc.date.issued2023
dc.departmentİnönü Üniversitesien_US
dc.description.abstractObjective: The aim of this study was to analyze the impact of coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic on the number and diagnosis of patients admitted to the Developmental Pediatrics Unit. Materilas and Methods: We compared the number and the diagnosis of patients admitted to the Developmental Pediatrics Unit by using International Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems 10th revision (ICD-10) codes of our institution's electronic health data before and after 18 months from March 16 2020, when coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic was declared in Turkey. Statistical analyses were performed by using International Business Machines Statistical Package for Social Sciences for windows version 22.0 (Armonk, NY) program. Results: We found that the number of patients admitted to the Developmental Pediatrics Unit decreased during the pandemic period (pre-coronavirus disease 2019 n = 1107, during coronavirus disease 2019 n = 761). There was no significant difference between the ratio of the most common diagnosis (prematurity) before and during the pandemic period (32% and 30.6% respectively). It was observed that the ratio of children with speech delay (17.4%-23%, P =.003) increased during the pandemic, while there was a significant decrease in the ratio of admissions with Down syndrome (11.6%-6.6%, P <.001). Conclusion: We found that the number of admissions to the Developmental Pediatrics Unit with developmental difficulties decreased significantly during the pandemic. The ratio of admissions of speech delay increased during the same period, while admissions with Down syndrome decreased. This increase may be due to lockdown, increase in electronic screen exposure, and lack of stimuli and the decrease may be due to the risk of severe illness from coronavirus disease 2019. The decrease in admissions of patients who require developmental follow-up reveals the need for additional efforts such as implementing tele-health to our daily practice.en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.5152/TurkArchPediatr.2022.22200
dc.identifier.endpage67en_US
dc.identifier.issn2757-6256
dc.identifier.issue1en_US
dc.identifier.pmid36598213en_US
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-85146167404en_US
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ3en_US
dc.identifier.startpage62en_US
dc.identifier.trdizinid1172389en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.5152/TurkArchPediatr.2022.22200
dc.identifier.urihttps://search.trdizin.gov.tr/yayin/detay/1172389
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11616/92692
dc.identifier.volume58en_US
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000925204800010en_US
dc.identifier.wosqualityQ3en_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Scienceen_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopusen_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakTR-Dizinen_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakPubMeden_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherAvesen_US
dc.relation.ispartofTurkish Archives of Pediatricsen_US
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanıen_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessen_US
dc.subjectCOVID-19 pandemicen_US
dc.subjectdevelopmental pediatricsen_US
dc.subjectpatient admissionen_US
dc.titleThe Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Patient Admissions to the Developmental Pediatrics Unit: An Outpatient Clinic in Eastern Turkeyen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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