Virtual group visits to reduce psychosocial distress and racial disparities in pediatric vitiligo and alopecia areata patients

We examined the potential for virtual, pediatric group visits to reduce racial disparities in psychosocial isolation and access to care among children of color with pediatric vitiligo and alopecia areata as well as their caregivers. We have conducted 10 visits with 30 pediatric skin of color patient...

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Published in:Pediatric dermatology 2021-11, Vol.38 (S2), p.132-134
Main Authors: Khosla, Natalia N., Grullon, Karina, Rosenblatt, Adena E.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Alopecia
Alopecia Areata - therapy
Baldness
Child
Child, Preschool
Children
Dermatology
dyspigmentation
Female
group visits
Health care access
healthcare delivery
Humans
Inequality
inflammatory disorders
Male
Parents
Parents & parenting
Patients
Pediatrics
Racial differences
racial disparities
Skin
Vitiligo
Vitiligo - therapy
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Summary:We examined the potential for virtual, pediatric group visits to reduce racial disparities in psychosocial isolation and access to care among children of color with pediatric vitiligo and alopecia areata as well as their caregivers. We have conducted 10 visits with 30 pediatric skin of color patients between 5 and 16 years old: 18 patients with alopecia areata, 12 with vitiligo, 59% female, 64% Black, and 23% Latinx, and 33 parents. After the visits, children and parents felt they had more people they knew and could reach out to about their dermatologic condition, the visits exceeded both children’s and parents’ expectations, and both children and parents reported that they would continue attending future group visits if offered. Group visits in the virtual format may present an opportunity for reducing racial disparities in psychosocial isolation and access to care across geographic locations in pediatric dermatology.
ISSN:0736-8046
1525-1470
DOI:10.1111/pde.14782