Abstract
Childhood has to be considered a universal value to protect. Children are the weakest part of the society, and they are a more precious resource at the same time. Nevertheless, health disparities among children and among low- or high-income settings could put the development of beings and nations at risk.
The use of telemedicine devices can help to fill the gap and to deliver better care, supporting disease prevention and improving at the same time their management at home, in the GP surgery, or in the most advanced health centers.
The same inconveniences of a traditional patient-doctor encounter, enhanced when the patient is a child, can be overtaken thanks to the use of communication devices that could help the health worker to create a relationship with the youngster.
In order to achieve the expected results, the choice of proper models and of correct devices is paramount. Thus, an accurate analysis of needs and restraints has to be done, before the planning of any system for telemedicine intended for children’s health.
The final goal is the development of an environment in which children could become the master of their own health, in order to achieve a child-oriented care that aims for the promotion of healthy lifestyles and the management of the most complex scenarios, also reducing the burden for children and families and therefore improving their quality of life.
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Capello, F., Naimoli, A.E., Pili, G. (2014). Perceived Needs in Pediatrics and Children’s Health: Overview and Background. In: Capello, F., Naimoli, A., Pili, G. (eds) Telemedicine for Children's Health. TELe-Health. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-06489-5_1
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