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Opportunities and challenges for telehealth within, and beyond, a pandemic

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Blandford, Ann, Wesson, Janet, Amalberti, René, AlHazme, Raed, Allwihan, Ragad·2020·The Lancet Global Health

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The COVID-19 pandemic is unlike any previous pandemic. The ubiquity of international travel, the ease of transmission of the virus, and symptom variability have resulted in an unprecedented rate of spread. The need for physical distancing has also led to the rapid adoption of telehealth solutions globally.

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  • Studies have pointed out the limited use of VAs by older adults due to usability barriers, cultural gaps, lack of explainability, and flexibility.

    “studies have also pointed out the limited use of these VAs by older adults due to usability barriers, cultural gaps, lack of explainability, and flexibility [18,44,49,108,131]”

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  • During COVID-19, telehealth has played a direct role in lowering the infection rate by tracking symptoms, facilitating physical distancing, encouraging policymakers to foresee the needs of people, and choosing proper strategies and suitable health interventions.

    “During COVID-19, telehealth has played a direct role in lowering the infection rate by tracking symptoms, facilitating physical distancing, encouraging policymakers to foresee the needs of people, and choosing proper strategies and suitable health interventions [70].”

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Authors
Blandford, A., Wesson, J., Amalberti, R., AlHazme, R., & Allwihan, R.
Affiliations
  • University College London (GB)
  • Nelson Mandela University (ZA)
  • Foundation for an Industrial Safety Culture (FR)
  • King Abdulaziz Medical City (SA)
  • King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences (SA)
Corresponding author
Blandford, Ann
Venue
The Lancet Global Health
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2020-11
Volume
8
Issue
11
Pages
e1364-e1365
ISSN
2214-109X (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W3047954551
Cited by
268
References
7
Citations by year
2026: 21 · 2025: 43 · 2024: 39 · 2023: 44 · 2022: 57 · 2021: 55 · 2020: 9
FWCI
30.88
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • The Lancet Global Health (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Nelson Mandela University Research Repository (submittedVersion, cc-by)
  • UCL Discovery (University College London) (submittedVersion)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Telemedicine and Telehealth Implementation
  • Physical Sciences › Computer Science › Information Systems › Healthcare during COVID-19 Pandemic
  • Health Sciences › Dentistry › General Dentistry › Dental Research and COVID-19
Keywords
telemedicine, COVID-19 pandemic, telehealth adoption, social distancing, health care delivery, future of health care
MeSH terms
COVID-19, Humans, Pneumonia, Viral, Global Health, Telemedicine, Coronavirus Infections, Pandemics

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