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Informed Consent in Paediatric Telemedicine: Challenge or Opportunity? A Scoping Review

Giovanna Ricci1, Filippo Gibelli1, Paolo Bailo1

  • 1Section of Legal Medicine, School of Law, University of Camerino, 62032 Camerino, Italy.

Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland)
|May 27, 2023
PubMed

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Obtaining informed consent from minors in telemedicine presents unique challenges. This study identifies practices and solutions for effective communication and consent in pediatric telemedicine.

Area of Science:

  • Medical Law
  • Pediatric Care
  • Digital Health

Background:

  • Informed consent is crucial for lawful medical practice.
  • Pediatric patients require parental/guardian consent, complicating the process.
  • Telemedicine introduces further complexities to informed consent procedures.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To review literature on informed consent practices for minors in telemedicine over the last decade.
  • To identify operational approaches for collecting consent from children via telemedicine.
  • To find solutions for challenges in providing adequate information to pediatric patients in telemedicine settings.

Main Methods:

  • Scoping review of scientific literature.
  • Analysis of publications from the past 10 years.
  • Synthesis of findings on informed consent in pediatric telemedicine.

Main Results:

  • Telemedicine complicates the already challenging process of informing and obtaining consent from children.
  • Existing operational practices for informed consent in pediatric telemedicine are varied.
  • Telemedicine platforms offer potential to improve communication with child patients.

Conclusions:

  • Addressing the complexities of informed consent in pediatric telemedicine is essential.
  • Innovative solutions are needed to ensure adequate information is provided to children.
  • Telemedicine, despite challenges, can be leveraged to enhance child-centered communication and consent processes.

Keywords:
informed consentpaediatric teleconsultationpaediatricstelemedicine

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