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The role of eHealth, telehealth, and telemedicine for chronic disease patients during COVID-19 pandemic: A rapid systematic review
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Objective: To summarize the current status of, and the current expert opinions, recommendation and evidence associated with the use and implementation of electronic health (eHealth), telemedicine, and/or telehealth to provide healthcare services for chronic disease patients during the COVID-19 pandemic. Materials and methods: We searched four electronic databases (PubMed, Google Scholar, Science Direct, and Web of Science Core Collection) to identify relevant articles published between 2019 and 2020. Searches were restricted to English language articles only. Two independent reviewers screened the titles, abstracts, and keywords for relevance. The potential eligible articles, papers with no abstract, and those that fall into the uncertain category were read in full text independently. The reviewers met and discussed which articles to include in the final review and reached a consensus. Results: We identified 51 articles of which 25 articles met the inclusion criteria. All included articles indicated the promising potential of eHealth, telehealth, and/or telemedicine solutions in delivering healthcare services to patients living with chronic diseases/conditions during the COVID-19 pandemic. We synthesized the main findings into ten usages and eight recommendations concerning the different activities for delivering healthcare services remotely for those living with chronic diseases/conditions in the era of COVID-19. Discussion and conclusions: There is limited evidence available about the effectiveness of such solutions. Further research is required during this pandemic to improve the credibility of evidence on telemedicine, telehealth, and/or eHealth-related outcomes for those living with chronic diseases.
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This rapid systematic review synthesized 25 included articles on eHealth, telehealth, and/or telemedicine for chronic disease patients during the COVID-19 pandemic. All included articles indicated promising potential for remote care, but the authors report limited evidence on effectiveness and call for further rigorous research.
Key findings
- Of 51 retrieved articles, 25 met inclusion criteria; all included articles indicated the promising potential of eHealth, telehealth, and/or telemedicine for delivering healthcare services to chronic disease patients during COVID-19.
- Most articles used the term telemedicine (n = 17; 68%), followed by telehealth (n = 15; 53.8%), while two used eHealth (7.7%); some articles used more than one term.
- The review synthesized main findings into eight recommendations for remote healthcare delivery; most included articles concentrated on continuity of care, ten on remote outpatient care, four on system integration, three on standardized transition, two on cost-effectiveness, two on privacy/data sharing, one on billing reimbursement, and one on simplicity.
- The abstract reports ten usages and eight recommendations, while the results section describes six usages: follow-up visits, training, consultations, medications, communication, and caregiver support.
Methods
- Rapid systematic review searching PubMed, Google Scholar, Science Direct, and Web of Science Core Collection on April 20, 2020, and again on May 15, 2020; searches were restricted to English-language articles using keywords “eHealth,” OR “telemedicine,” OR “telehealth,” AND “COVID-19,” OR “coronavirus,” AND “chronic disease.”
- Inclusion criteria required focus on any chronic disease/condition, relation to COVID-19, use of eHealth/telemedicine/telehealth, and completion between December 1, 2019, and May 15, 2020; all study designs were included, such as preprints, commentary, and opinion papers.
- Two independent reviewers screened titles, abstracts, and keywords; eligible, no-abstract, and uncertain articles were read in full text independently, then reviewers reached consensus; data extracted included author, year, paper type, country, population/chronic disease, technology type, current status, and outcomes.
Limitations
- Stated: the review is not comprehensive because it was limited to English-language articles; the quality of included articles is not known; there is limited evidence on effectiveness, with no experimental design studies found; some chronic diseases were limited or under-represented; only “chronic disease” was used as a diagnosis-specific search keyword; 12 included articles (46.1%) had no specified country; the rapid timeframe means more articles were rapidly emerging; and the review was not registered on PROSPERO.
- Evident from the text: the abstract reports “ten usages” while the results section reports “six usages,” indicating an internal inconsistency in the synthesis.
- Evident from the text: most included articles were reviews and expert opinions, and quality of evidence was not assessed due to the absence of included trials, limiting the strength of conclusions about effectiveness.
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“Most of the articles used the term telemedicine (n = 17; 68%) to describe the used technology or recommended to use in providing healthcare services needed for chronic disease patients.14–30”
§ The role of eHealth, telehealth, and telemedicine for chronic disease patients during COVID-19 pandemic: A rapid systematic review > Results > Overview
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“All included articles indicated the promising potential of eHealth, telehealth, and/or telemedicine solutions in delivering healthcare services to patients living with chronic diseases/conditions during the COVID-19 pandemic.”
§ The role of eHealth, telehealth, and telemedicine for chronic disease patients during COVID-19 pandemic: A rapid systematic review > Abstract > Results
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“The majority of the included articles were reviews and experts’ opinions; thus, the quality of evidence was not assessed due to the absence of included trails.”
§ The role of eHealth, telehealth, and telemedicine for chronic disease patients during COVID-19 pandemic: A rapid systematic review > Results > Overview
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“one noted the utilization of video calls to help provide caregiver support virtually;18”
§ The role of eHealth, telehealth, and telemedicine for chronic disease patients during COVID-19 pandemic: A rapid systematic review > Results > The current status of eHealth, telemedicine, and/or telehealth solutions
What the sources say
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“Most of the included articles concentrated on the provision of continuity of care due to the nature of the diseases and conditions that were examined in this research.14,15,17,19–22,26–28,30–34,37”
§ The role of eHealth, telehealth, and telemedicine for chronic disease patients during COVID-19 pandemic: A rapid systematic review > Results > The top recommendations of eHealth, telemedicine, and/or telehealth solutions
What the sources say
- Not checked yetcites [14] Omboni S. Telemedicine during the COVID-19 in Italy: a missed opportunity? Telemed J E Health 2020; 26: 973– 975. 32324109 PMC7415870 source
- Not checked yetcites [15] Ryczek R Krzesiński P. Cardiac patients and COVID-19: What the general practitioner should know. Pediatr Med Rodz 2019; 15: C6– C9. source
- Not checked yetcites [17] Lewis GD Hatch SS Wiederhold LR, et al. Long-term institutional experience with telemedicine services for radiation oncology: a potential model for long-term utilization. Adv Radiat Oncol 2020; 5: 780– 782. 32391444 PMC7205717 source
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“We summarized these services into six usages of eHealth, telemedicine, and/or telehealth as reported in the included articles (see Figure 2).”
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“The following items outline the usages of such technological solutions, which are: follow-up visits, training, consultations, medications, communication, and caregiver support.”
§ The role of eHealth, telehealth, and telemedicine for chronic disease patients during COVID-19 pandemic: A rapid systematic review > Results > The current status of eHealth, telemedicine, and/or telehealth solutions
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“four of the included research articles reported system integration,13,15,32,33”
§ The role of eHealth, telehealth, and telemedicine for chronic disease patients during COVID-19 pandemic: A rapid systematic review > Results > The top recommendations of eHealth, telemedicine, and/or telehealth solutions
What the sources say
- Not checked yetcites [13] Khangura S Konnyu K Cushman R, et al. Evidence summaries: the evolution of a rapid review approach. Syst Rev 2012; 1: 10. 22587960 PMC3351736 source
- Not checked yetcites [15] Ryczek R Krzesiński P. Cardiac patients and COVID-19: What the general practitioner should know. Pediatr Med Rodz 2019; 15: C6– C9. source
- Not checked yetcites [32] Nicholls SJ Nelson M Astley C, et al. Optimising secondary prevention and cardiac rehabilitation for atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease during the COVID-19 pandemic: a position statement from the cardiac society of Australia and New Zealand (CSANZ). Heart Lung Circ 2020; 29: e99– e104. 32473781 PMC7192068 source
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“Five articles reported the use of virtual visits for patient’s follow-up appointments;17,18,34,37,38”
§ The role of eHealth, telehealth, and telemedicine for chronic disease patients during COVID-19 pandemic: A rapid systematic review > Results > The current status of eHealth, telemedicine, and/or telehealth solutions
What the sources say
- Not checked yetcites [17] Lewis GD Hatch SS Wiederhold LR, et al. Long-term institutional experience with telemedicine services for radiation oncology: a potential model for long-term utilization. Adv Radiat Oncol 2020; 5: 780– 782. 32391444 PMC7205717 source
- Not checked yetcites [18] Desideri I Pilleron S Battisti NML, et al. Caring for older patients with cancer during the COVID-19 pandemic: a young international society of geriatric oncology (SIOG) global perspective. J Geriatr Oncol 2020; 11: 1175– 1181. 32402764 PMC7252080 source
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“three stated the use of virtual communication tools (e.g., chatbot) to communicate health information,23,28,38”
§ The role of eHealth, telehealth, and telemedicine for chronic disease patients during COVID-19 pandemic: A rapid systematic review > Results > The current status of eHealth, telemedicine, and/or telehealth solutions
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“The majority of the included articles reported that they use such technological solutions as a medium vehicle to consult their patients18,20,28,32,34,37,38 using videoconferencing or telephone.”
§ The role of eHealth, telehealth, and telemedicine for chronic disease patients during COVID-19 pandemic: A rapid systematic review > Results > The current status of eHealth, telemedicine, and/or telehealth solutions
What the sources say
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- Not checked yetcites [20] Al Kasab S Almallouhi E Holmstedt CA. Optimizing the use of teleneurology during the COVID-19 pandemic. Telemed J E Health 2020; 26: 1197– 1198. 32329661 source
- Not checked yetcites [28] Płońska-Gościniak E Suwalski P Bartuś S, et al. Valvular and structural heart disease management during the COVID-19 pandemic. Expert opinion of the working group on valvular heart diseases, the working group on cardiac surgery, and the association of cardiovascular interventions of the polish cardiac society. Kardiologia Polska 2020; 78: 498–507. 32415767
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“We synthesized the main findings into ten usages and eight recommendations concerning the different activities for delivering healthcare services remotely for those living with chronic diseases/conditions in the era of COVID-19.”
§ The role of eHealth, telehealth, and telemedicine for chronic disease patients during COVID-19 pandemic: A rapid systematic review > Abstract > Results
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“We identified 51 articles of which 25 articles met the inclusion criteria.”
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“Of the 51 retrieved articles, 25 met the inclusion criteria.”
§ The role of eHealth, telehealth, and telemedicine for chronic disease patients during COVID-19 pandemic: A rapid systematic review > Abstract > Results
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“Fifteen articles used the term telehealth (53.8%),15–17,27–38”
§ The role of eHealth, telehealth, and telemedicine for chronic disease patients during COVID-19 pandemic: A rapid systematic review > Results > Overview
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“Furthermore, one reported the use of virtual reality to provide surgical training for surgeons as well as to remotely deliver physical activity sessions to patients at home.38”
§ The role of eHealth, telehealth, and telemedicine for chronic disease patients during COVID-19 pandemic: A rapid systematic review > Results > The current status of eHealth, telemedicine, and/or telehealth solutions
What the sources say
- Not checked yetcites [38] Bini SA Schilling PL Patel SP, et al. Digital orthopaedics. A glimpse into the future in the midst of a pandemic. J Arthroplasty 2020; 35: 3056. PMC7175889 32416956 source
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“Twelves articles had no defined setting.19,22–24,26–29,33,35,36,38”
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“The settings included the United States,16,17,20,30,31,34,37,38 Western China,25 developing countries,21 Europe,14,15,18 Australia,32 Canada,18 Mexico,18 and Asia.18”
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“two referenced the importance of ensuring access to medications as well as tracking the prescription of medication electronically.18,32”
§ The role of eHealth, telehealth, and telemedicine for chronic disease patients during COVID-19 pandemic: A rapid systematic review > Results > The current status of eHealth, telemedicine, and/or telehealth solutions
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“For instance, training patients on how to use a home blood pressure cuff become important for pregnant women with hypertensive disorders receiving telehealth care; thus, such training can facilitate the provision of virtual prenatal care.37”
§ The role of eHealth, telehealth, and telemedicine for chronic disease patients during COVID-19 pandemic: A rapid systematic review > Results > The current status of eHealth, telemedicine, and/or telehealth solutions
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“We synthesized the main findings of this rapid review into eight recommendations in accordance with the remote healthcare delivery life cycle for chronic disease patients during the pandemic (see Figure 3).”
§ The role of eHealth, telehealth, and telemedicine for chronic disease patients during COVID-19 pandemic: A rapid systematic review > Results > The top recommendations of eHealth, telemedicine, and/or telehealth solutions
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“However, some of these articles used more than one term (e.g.,17).”
§ The role of eHealth, telehealth, and telemedicine for chronic disease patients during COVID-19 pandemic: A rapid systematic review > Results > Overview
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- Not checked yetcites [17] Lewis GD Hatch SS Wiederhold LR, et al. Long-term institutional experience with telemedicine services for radiation oncology: a potential model for long-term utilization. Adv Radiat Oncol 2020; 5: 780– 782. 32391444 PMC7205717 source
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“while two articles used the term eHealth (7.7%).18,32”
§ The role of eHealth, telehealth, and telemedicine for chronic disease patients during COVID-19 pandemic: A rapid systematic review > Results > Overview
What the sources say
- Not checked yetcites [18] Desideri I Pilleron S Battisti NML, et al. Caring for older patients with cancer during the COVID-19 pandemic: a young international society of geriatric oncology (SIOG) global perspective. J Geriatr Oncol 2020; 11: 1175– 1181. 32402764 PMC7252080 source
- Not checked yetcites [32] Nicholls SJ Nelson M Astley C, et al. Optimising secondary prevention and cardiac rehabilitation for atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease during the COVID-19 pandemic: a position statement from the cardiac society of Australia and New Zealand (CSANZ). Heart Lung Circ 2020; 29: e99– e104. 32473781 PMC7192068 source
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“three articles stated the standardized transition process,13,15,18”
§ The role of eHealth, telehealth, and telemedicine for chronic disease patients during COVID-19 pandemic: A rapid systematic review > Results > The top recommendations of eHealth, telemedicine, and/or telehealth solutions
What the sources say
- Not checked yetcites [13] Khangura S Konnyu K Cushman R, et al. Evidence summaries: the evolution of a rapid review approach. Syst Rev 2012; 1: 10. 22587960 PMC3351736 source
- Not checked yetcites [15] Ryczek R Krzesiński P. Cardiac patients and COVID-19: What the general practitioner should know. Pediatr Med Rodz 2019; 15: C6– C9. source
- Not checked yetcites [18] Desideri I Pilleron S Battisti NML, et al. Caring for older patients with cancer during the COVID-19 pandemic: a young international society of geriatric oncology (SIOG) global perspective. J Geriatr Oncol 2020; 11: 1175– 1181. 32402764 PMC7252080 source
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“Ten articles recommended focusing on remote outpatient care activity;17,23,24,28,32,33,35–38”
§ The role of eHealth, telehealth, and telemedicine for chronic disease patients during COVID-19 pandemic: A rapid systematic review > Results > The top recommendations of eHealth, telemedicine, and/or telehealth solutions
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- Not checked yetcites [17] Lewis GD Hatch SS Wiederhold LR, et al. Long-term institutional experience with telemedicine services for radiation oncology: a potential model for long-term utilization. Adv Radiat Oncol 2020; 5: 780– 782. 32391444 PMC7205717 source
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“Six articles focused on cardiovascular disease (CVD),15,28,30,32,33,36 two on cancer,17,18 two on chronic orthopedic conditions,31,38 two on chronic neurological disorders,20,27 one on chronic pain,19 one on cystic fibrosis,16 one on urologic chronic conditions,22 one on mental health disorders,34 one on chronic diseases requiring occupational therapy,29 one on allergies, asthma, and ImmunoDeficIe”
§ The role of eHealth, telehealth, and telemedicine for chronic disease patients during COVID-19 pandemic: A rapid systematic review > Results > Overview
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“two articles highlighted the need to conduct more cost-effectiveness studies,16,31”
§ The role of eHealth, telehealth, and telemedicine for chronic disease patients during COVID-19 pandemic: A rapid systematic review > Results > The top recommendations of eHealth, telemedicine, and/or telehealth solutions
What the sources say
- Not checked yetcites [16] Compton M Soper M Reilly B, et al. A feasibility study of urgent implementation of cystic fibrosis multidisciplinary telemedicine clinic in the face of COVID-19 pandemic: single-center experience. Telemed J E Health 2020; 26: 978– 984. 32357084 source
- Not checked yetcites [31] Parisien RL Shin M Constant M, et al. Telehealth utilization in response to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in orthopaedic surgery. J Am Acad Orthop Surg 2020; 28: e487– e492. 32459409 PMC7197336 source
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“while another article stated the importance of simplicity in the technology.32”
§ The role of eHealth, telehealth, and telemedicine for chronic disease patients during COVID-19 pandemic: A rapid systematic review > Results > The top recommendations of eHealth, telemedicine, and/or telehealth solutions
What the sources say
- Not checked yetcites [32] Nicholls SJ Nelson M Astley C, et al. Optimising secondary prevention and cardiac rehabilitation for atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease during the COVID-19 pandemic: a position statement from the cardiac society of Australia and New Zealand (CSANZ). Heart Lung Circ 2020; 29: e99– e104. 32473781 PMC7192068 source
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“To our knowledge, this is the first review that explores the role of eHealth, telehealth, and telemedicine technology in the delivery of healthcare services to patients living with chronic diseases/conditions during the COVID-19 crisis.”
§ The role of eHealth, telehealth, and telemedicine for chronic disease patients during COVID-19 pandemic: A rapid systematic review > Discussion
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“Most of the included articles used the term telemedicine, followed by telehealth, whereas few articles used the term eHealth.”
§ The role of eHealth, telehealth, and telemedicine for chronic disease patients during COVID-19 pandemic: A rapid systematic review > Discussion
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“In fact, there were variations in using these terms in which some seemed to use them interchangeably while others distinguish between them.”
§ The role of eHealth, telehealth, and telemedicine for chronic disease patients during COVID-19 pandemic: A rapid systematic review > Discussion
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“one article also emphasized billing reimbursement,15”
§ The role of eHealth, telehealth, and telemedicine for chronic disease patients during COVID-19 pandemic: A rapid systematic review > Results > The top recommendations of eHealth, telemedicine, and/or telehealth solutions
What the sources say
- Not checked yetcites [15] Ryczek R Krzesiński P. Cardiac patients and COVID-19: What the general practitioner should know. Pediatr Med Rodz 2019; 15: C6– C9. source
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“and studies on privacy and data sharing.14,32”
§ The role of eHealth, telehealth, and telemedicine for chronic disease patients during COVID-19 pandemic: A rapid systematic review > Results > The top recommendations of eHealth, telemedicine, and/or telehealth solutions
What the sources say
- Not checked yetcites [14] Omboni S. Telemedicine during the COVID-19 in Italy: a missed opportunity? Telemed J E Health 2020; 26: 973– 975. 32324109 PMC7415870 source
- Not checked yetcites [32] Nicholls SJ Nelson M Astley C, et al. Optimising secondary prevention and cardiac rehabilitation for atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease during the COVID-19 pandemic: a position statement from the cardiac society of Australia and New Zealand (CSANZ). Heart Lung Circ 2020; 29: e99– e104. 32473781 PMC7192068 source
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“This rapid review confirms that researchers from several specialties across the world have made a huge effort to improve healthcare services for chronic disease patients.”
§ The role of eHealth, telehealth, and telemedicine for chronic disease patients during COVID-19 pandemic: A rapid systematic review > Discussion
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“Some of these articles also support and encourage the continuity of using such technological solutions in the future when the COVID-19 crisis is over.”
§ The role of eHealth, telehealth, and telemedicine for chronic disease patients during COVID-19 pandemic: A rapid systematic review > Discussion
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“Initial screening for articles was performed by two independent reviewers (HB and SA) based on titles, abstracts, and keywords for relevance.”
§ The role of eHealth, telehealth, and telemedicine for chronic disease patients during COVID-19 pandemic: A rapid systematic review > Materials and methods > Selection of articles for reviews
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“Patients with chronic disease conditions, such as patients living with diabetes and/or heart condition, may be vulnerable to the COVID-19 pandemic, which means that they are a high-risk population.4”
§ The role of eHealth, telehealth, and telemedicine for chronic disease patients during COVID-19 pandemic: A rapid systematic review > Introduction
What the sources say
- Not checked yetcites [4] Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. People who are at higher risk for severe illness, www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/need-extra-precautions/people-at-higher-risk.html (2020, accessed 29 March 2021).
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“Then, the reviewers met and discussed which articles to include in the final review and reached a consensus.”
§ The role of eHealth, telehealth, and telemedicine for chronic disease patients during COVID-19 pandemic: A rapid systematic review > Materials and methods > Selection of articles for reviews
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“This has disrupted the way health care services are delivered and prioritized the urgency of preventing community transmission.1”
§ The role of eHealth, telehealth, and telemedicine for chronic disease patients during COVID-19 pandemic: A rapid systematic review > Introduction
What the sources say
- Not checked yetcites [1] Zheng S-q Yang L Zhou P-x, et al. Recommendations and guidance for providing pharmaceutical care services during COVID-19 pandemic: a China perspective. Res Social Adm Pharm 2021; 17: 1819– 1824. 32249102 PMC7102520 source
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“Since this is a rapid systematic review and due to the urgent nature of the pandemic and time constraints, this review was not registered on PROSPERO.”
§ The role of eHealth, telehealth, and telemedicine for chronic disease patients during COVID-19 pandemic: A rapid systematic review > Materials and methods
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“To confirm eligibility, the potential eligible articles, papers with no available abstract, and those falling into the uncertain category were read in full text independently.”
§ The role of eHealth, telehealth, and telemedicine for chronic disease patients during COVID-19 pandemic: A rapid systematic review > Materials and methods > Selection of articles for reviews
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“A lack of infrastructure in addition to other factors (e.g., less educated patients41) would affect the quality of health care delivered to these patients—it could be more harmful than beneficial.42”
§ The role of eHealth, telehealth, and telemedicine for chronic disease patients during COVID-19 pandemic: A rapid systematic review > Discussion
What the sources say
- Not checked yetcites [41] Anwar S Prasad R. Framework for future telemedicine planning and infrastructure using 5G technology. Wireless Pers Commun 2018; 100: 193– 208. source
- Not checked yetcites [42] Electronic Health Reporter. Dividing e-health, telehealth and telemedicine, https://electronichealthreporter.com/dividing-e-health-telehealth-and-telemedicine/ (2018, accessed 29 March 2021).
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“Furthermore, the quality of the included articles is not known; hence, we should exercise caution when interpreting this evidence.”
§ The role of eHealth, telehealth, and telemedicine for chronic disease patients during COVID-19 pandemic: A rapid systematic review > Discussion
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“Evidence on the role or effect of using such technological solutions to deliver healthcare services to patients during the pandemic may vary based on the type of chronic disease/condition.”
§ The role of eHealth, telehealth, and telemedicine for chronic disease patients during COVID-19 pandemic: A rapid systematic review > Discussion
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“However, experts concur that the use of such technologies is likely to offer an opportunity to warrant the continuity of delivering the needed healthcare services to patients living with chronic health diseases or conditions during and after this pandemic.”
§ The role of eHealth, telehealth, and telemedicine for chronic disease patients during COVID-19 pandemic: A rapid systematic review > Conclusion
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“However, this rapid review was conducted in a short timeframe, and more articles are rapidly emerging daily.”
§ The role of eHealth, telehealth, and telemedicine for chronic disease patients during COVID-19 pandemic: A rapid systematic review > Discussion
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“It is important to note that the term “chronic disease” was the only diagnosis specific search keyword used to search in the databases, which may result in excluding articles that only use the exact diagnosis term (e.g., diabetes) in their papers.”
§ The role of eHealth, telehealth, and telemedicine for chronic disease patients during COVID-19 pandemic: A rapid systematic review > Discussion
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“It may be the case that these variations can infer the ambiguity and the lack of clarity in the terms’ definitions and their concepts.10”
§ The role of eHealth, telehealth, and telemedicine for chronic disease patients during COVID-19 pandemic: A rapid systematic review > Discussion
What the sources say
- Not checked yetcites [10] Fatehi F Wootton R. Telemedicine, telehealth or e-health? A bibliometric analysis of the trends in the use of these terms. J Telemed Telecare 2012; 18: 460– 464. 23209265 source
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The paper relies on this without support.
Social distancing is a key factor to slow the spread of COVID-19.
“In response to the existential health threat of a global pandemic, social distancing is a key factor to slow the spread of COVID-19, with the result that medical visits have been changed from in-person to remote medical appointments.”
The authors state this as an assumption.
The spread of the COVID-19 pandemic creates the need to rapidly assess and synthesize the evidence that has been generated.
“The justification of the present paper is that the spread of the pandemic creates the need to rapidly assess and synthesize the evidence that has been generated.”
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“In Australia, a national study suggests that the COVID-19 pandemic considerably encouraged and promoted the use of telehealth and thanks to this window of opportunity, a lot of progress was made in the domain that, without that progress, telehealth use would have remained infrequent [50,51,52,53,54,55,56,57,58].”
From Telehealth and COVID-19 Pandemic: An Overview of the Telehealth Use, Advantages, Challenges, and Opportunities during COVID-19 Pandemic (2022) · cites this paper as [57]
In the citing paper
“In general, studies on the satisfactory level of use of telehealth services during the COVID-19 pandemic suggested it was above average by patients and health professional users and often they showed their willingness to continue with the use of telecare even after the pandemic [56,57,58,59,60,61,62].”
From Telehealth and COVID-19 Pandemic: An Overview of the Telehealth Use, Advantages, Challenges, and Opportunities during COVID-19 Pandemic (2022) · cites this paper as [57]
In the citing paper
“Globally, studies have shown that during the COVID-19 pandemic, females used telecare facilities two times more than males and suggested that young adult patients were represented as the most frequent telecare service consumers, from 20 to 44 years of age [53,54,55,56,57].”
From Telehealth and COVID-19 Pandemic: An Overview of the Telehealth Use, Advantages, Challenges, and Opportunities during COVID-19 Pandemic (2022) · cites this paper as [57]
In the citing paper
“Globally, studies have shown that during the COVID-19 pandemic, females used telecare facilities two times more than males and suggested that young adult patients were represented as the most frequent telecare service consumers, from 20 to 44 years of age [53,54,55,56,57].”
From Telehealth and COVID-19 Pandemic: An Overview of the Telehealth Use, Advantages, Challenges, and Opportunities during COVID-19 Pandemic (2022) · cites this paper as [57]
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Abstract reports ten usages, but Results report six
MinorThe abstract says the review synthesized ten usages, while the Results section identifies and lists six usages.
“We synthesized the main findings into ten usages and eight recommendations concerning the different activities for delivering healthcare services remotely for those living with chronic diseases/conditions in the era of COVID-19.”
“We summarized these services into six usages of eHealth, telemedicine, and/or telehealth as reported in the included articles (see Figure 2).”
Reference 13 is classified as an included article despite its 2012 publication date
MinorThe overview lists reference 13 among the included articles, although the stated inclusion period begins in December 2019 and reference 13 is dated 2012.
“The types of paper were varied including six review paper,22,23,28,32,35,37 three articles,13,14,36”
“13. Khangura S Konnyu K Cushman R, et al. Evidence summaries: the evolution of a rapid review approach. Syst Rev 2012; 1: 10.”
Article 38 is listed as having no defined setting despite a US setting in the table
MinorThe overview includes reference 38 among articles with no defined setting, but Table 1 gives its country as the United States.
“Twelves articles had no defined setting.19,22–24,26–29,33,35,36,38”
“| Bini et al.38 | Review | United States |”
Reference 22 has conflicting paper-type classifications
MinorThe overview counts reference 22 as a review paper, whereas Table 1 calls it a brief correspondence.
“six review paper,22,23,28,32,35,37”
“| Boehm et al.22 | Brief correspondence | Not specified |”
eHealth percentage does not match the included-article count
MinorOf 25 included articles, two represent 8.0%, not 7.7%.
Reported 7.7 · recomputed 8
“two articles used the term eHealth (7.7%)”
Reference 31 has conflicting paper-type classifications
MinorThe overview calls reference 31 a position statement, while Table 1 classifies it as a quantitative study.
“one position statement,31”
“| Parisien et al.31 | Quantitative study | United States |”
Telehealth percentage does not match the included-article count
MinorThe review includes 25 articles, so 15 articles represent 60%, not 53.8%.
Reported 53.8 · recomputed 60
“Fifteen articles used the term telehealth (53.8%)”
Reference 30 has conflicting paper-type classifications
MinorThe overview calls reference 30 a quantitative study, while Table 1 classifies it as a clinical practice statement.
“one quantitative study,30”
“| Khera et al.30 | Clinical practice statement | United States |”
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Metadata
- Authors
- Bitar, H., & Alismail, S.
- Affiliations
- King Abdulaziz University (SA)
- Claremont Graduate University (US)
- Corresponding author
- Bitar, Hind
- Venue
- DIGITAL HEALTH
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications
- Published
- 2021-01
- Volume
- 7
- Pages
- 20552076211009396-20552076211009396
- ISSN
- 2055-2076 (ISSN-L)
- PMC
- PMC8060773
- OpenAlex
- W3152586041
- Cited by
- 325
- References
- 38
- Citations by year
- 2026: 26 · 2025: 38 · 2024: 33 · 2023: 44 · 2022: 171 · 2021: 12
- FWCI
- 11.58
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- gold
- doi.org
- Licence
- Locations
- Digital Health (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc)
- PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) (submittedVersion, cc-by-sa)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Telemedicine and Telehealth Implementation
- Health Sciences › Dentistry › General Dentistry › Dental Research and COVID-19
- Health Sciences › Health Professions › General Health Professions › Mobile Health and mHealth Applications
- Keywords
- e-health, telemedicine, chronic disease, COVID-19 pandemic, remote healthcare delivery, telehealth implementation, healthcare access during pandemic
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