In response to COVID-19, paediatric providers have shifted to providing outpatient health care appointments through telehealth. Youth perspectives on changes to health care access during the pandemic are important to consider when optimizing care for paediatric patients. Youth who contributed to this commentary reported that major benefits of virtual care included time savings, ease of access, continuity of care, and ability to participate in health appointments from the comfort of one’s own home without a risk of COVID-19 exposure. These youth also recognized limitations to virtual care, including the inability to complete laboratory or imaging tests, and the lack of physical examination capabilities. Additionally, they stressed the importance of visual components of virtual appointments and health care providers needing to consider privacy restrictions youth may have. Overall, our cohort of youth feel positive about virtual care and hope care providers can work with youth individually to determine the best solution for them.

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虚拟护理时代：年轻人对 COVID-19 及以后虚拟约会的看法

为应对 COVID-19，儿科提供者已转向通过远程医疗提供门诊医疗预约。在优化对儿科患者的护理时，年轻人对大流行期间医疗保健获取变化的看法非常重要。对此评论做出贡献的青年报告说，虚拟护理的主要好处包括节省时间、易于获得、护理的连续性以及能够在自己舒适的家中参与健康预约而没有暴露于 COVID-19 的风险。这些年轻人还认识到虚拟护理的局限性，包括无法完成实验室或影像学检查，以及缺乏身体检查能力。此外，他们强调了虚拟约会和医疗保健提供者的视觉组件的重要性，需要考虑青少年可能拥有的隐私限制。总体而言，我们的青年群体对虚拟护理持积极态度，并希望护理提供者可以与年轻人单独合作，为他们确定最佳解决方案。