Some key aspects of telemedicine development to support human illness: a systematic review
International Journal of Healthcare Technology and Management
; 19(3-4):237-259, 2022.
Article
in English
| EMBASE | ID: covidwho-2318640
ABSTRACT
The aim of this research is to describe the use of telemedicine applied to patients characterised by a particular state of illness, which often drives them toward a frail and chronic status, in a systematic manner. This work employed the Tranfield approach to carry out a systematic literature review (SLR), in order to provide an efficient and high-quality method for identifying and evaluating extensive studies. The methodology was pursued step by step, analysing keywords, topics, journal quality to arrive at a set of relevant open access papers that was analysed in detail. The same papers were compared to each other and then, they were categorised according to significant metrics, also evaluating technologies and methods employed. Through our systematic review we found that most of the patients involved in telemedicine programs agreed with this service model and the clinical results appeared encouraging. Findings suggested that telemedicine services were appreciated by patients, they increased the access to care and could be a better way to face emergencies and pandemics, lowering overall costs and promoting social inclusion.Copyright © 2022 Inderscience Enterprises Ltd.
E-health services; slr; systematic literature review; telemedicine; Tranfield approach; acute disease; acute heart infarction; acute lymphoblastic leukemia; army; article; augmentative and alternative communication; cataract; childhood cancer; clinical research; community care; conceptual framework; coronavirus disease 2019; cystic fibrosis; data base; disaster management; disaster victim; diseases; earthquake; electrocardiogram; electronic health record; emergency care; emergency ward; environmental impact; fibrinolysis; follow up; glaucoma; health care access; health care cost; health care utilization; health insurance; high risk patient; human; immunology; information retrieval; low back pain; medical literature; medical practice; medically underserved; methodology; military hospital; monitoring; morbidity; multidisciplinary team; Norway; otorhinolaryngology; pandemic; patient satisfaction; pediatrics; planning; prescription; primary health care; primary medical care; publication; quality control; respiratory tract infection; safety; Scopus; Singapore; social inclusion; systematic review (topic); telecardiology; telecare; teleconsultation; thorax pain; urinary tract infection; vision test; antibiotic agent; defibrillator; defibrillator monitor; multimedia; proprietary software; direct to consumer telemedicine
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Databases of international organizations
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EMBASE
Type of study:
Reviews
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Systematic review/Meta Analysis
Language:
English
Journal:
International Journal of Healthcare Technology and Management
Year:
2022
Document Type:
Article
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