Telemedicine for diagnosis or treatment during Covid-19: systematic review
Online braz. j. nurs. (Online)
; 23: e20246674, 02 jan 2024. ilus
Article
in English
| LILACS, BDENF - Nursing
| ID: biblio-1527202
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ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
To describe the use of telemedicine by health professionals for diagnosis or treatment of patients during the Covid-19 pandemic.METHOD:
This is a systematic literature review of observational studies. Five databases were used. The assessment of the studies methodological quality occurred individually among the revisors and the Joanna Briggs Institute (JBI) tool was used.RESULTS:
The reviewers selected 22 articles from 6,180 works. The services provided through telemedicine were consultation/screening, consultation/follow-up or monitoring, test reports, medication prescriptions and case discussions. The technological resources used were platforms using video and telephone (audio and video). The use of telemedicine made it possible to reduce their exposure to Covid-19, reduce social panic and anxiety, quickly medical specialties access and the possibility of access to diagnosis and treatment of patients with chronic and acute diseases.CONCLUSION:
Telemedicine can be an important tool in healthcare, keeping patients and healthcare professionals safe during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Full text:
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Collection:
International databases
Health context:
Sustainable Health Agenda for the Americas
Health problem:
Goal 3 Human resources for health
Database:
BDENF - Nursing
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LILACS
Main subject:
Health Personnel
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Telemedicine
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COVID-19
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
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Observational study
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Systematic review
Language:
English
Journal:
Online braz. j. nurs. (Online)
Journal subject:
Nursing
Year:
2024
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Brazil
Institution/Affiliation country:
Universidade Federal de Pernambuco/BR
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Universidade Federal de Santa Maria/BR
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Universidade Federal do Acre/BR
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Universidade Luterana do Brasil/BR
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Universidade Tiradentes/BR
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Universidade de Campinas/BR
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Universidade de São Paulo/BR