Telehealthcare with input from a professional99. McLean S, Nurmatov U, Liu JL, et al. Telehealthcare for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2011;7:CD007718. PMID: 21735417; doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD007718.pub2. https://doi.org/10.1002/14651858.CD00771...
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Standard care |
Patients of any age, gender, ethnicity or language with COPD diagnosed by a clinician (n = 1,004) |
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- Total number of exacerbations recorded showed borderline statistical significance
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- Significantly fewer episodes of exacerbation per month.
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- Number of days free from exacerbations after one year was higher within the intervention group (30%)
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- There was a minimally clinically significant change regarding quality of life.
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- Fewer visits to the emergency service
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- Lower hospital admission rate
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- No difference in mortality rate between the groups.
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- not assessed |
Remote check-ups for asthma1010. Kew KM, Cates CJ. Remote versus face‐to‐face check‐ups for asthma. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2016;4:CD011715. PMID: 27087257; doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD011715.pub2. https://doi.org/10.1002/14651858.CD01171...
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Standard check-up |
Adults or children with asthma (n = 2,100) |
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- Greater need for oral corticosteroid intake in comparison with the control group
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- Fewer exacerbation than in face-to-face check-up group.
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- No difference in score relating to the Asthma Control Questionnaire
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- Lung function improvement (reported in one study)
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- Higher number of serious adverse events reported. Exacerbation requiring hospital admission was the most frequent of the events
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- Quality of life score similar to that of the control group (Asthma Quality of Life Questionnaire)
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- low level
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- low level
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- moderate level
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- moderate level
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- not assessed
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- not assessed
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Home telemonitoring and remote feedback between clinic visits for asthma1111. Kew KM, Cates CJ. Home telemonitoring and remote feedback between clinic visits for asthma. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2016;8:CD011714. PMID: 27486836; doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD011714.pub2. https://doi.org/10.1002/14651858.CD01171...
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Standard care |
Adults or children with a diagnosis of asthma (n = 2,268) |
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- Number of episodes of exacerbation requiring oral corticosteroids was similar to that of standard care
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- No difference between telemonitoring and usual monitoring, regarding exacerbations requiring hospital admission
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- Improvement in the asthma quality of life score
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- Improvement of lung function
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- Telemonitoring did not lead to any clear increase or decrease in the number of unscheduled healthcare visits
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- low level
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- moderate level
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- low level
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- moderate level
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- very low level
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Telerehabilitation1212. Bittner AK, Wykstra SL, Yoshinaga PD, Li T. Telerehabilitation for people with low vision. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2015;8:CD011019. PMID: 26329308; doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD011019.pub2. https://doi.org/10.1002/14651858.CD01101...
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Standard rehabilitation |
People with low vision or visual function loss due to any ocular condition |
- Not assessed (no studies included) |
- not assessed |
Telerehabilitation1313. Khan F, Amatya B, Kesselring J, Galea M. Telerehabilitation for persons with multiple sclerosis. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2015;(4):CD010508; PMID: 25854331; doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD010508.pub2. https://doi.org/10.1002/14651858.CD01050...
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Standard rehabilitation |
Patients diagnosed with multiple sclerosis (> 18 years old) (n = 531) |
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- Reduction of short-term disability and symptoms such as fatigue
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- Long-term improvement in functional activities and impairments (such as fatigue, pain and insomnia)
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- Social re‐integration measured through quality of life and psychological outcomes.
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- No adverse events relating to telerehabilitation were reported
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- low level |
Telerehabilitation1414. Laver KE, Schoene D, Crotty M, et al. Telerehabilitation services for stroke. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2013;12:CD010255. PMID: 24338496; doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD010255.pub2. https://doi.org/10.1002/14651858.CD01025...
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Standard care |
Patients diagnosed with stroke (n = 933) |
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- No difference in independence regarding activities of daily living and upper-limb function.
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- Insufficient data to draw conclusions regarding the effects of the intervention on mobility, health‐related quality of life or participant satisfaction.
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- No adverse events relating to telerehabilitation were reported.
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- not assessed |
Baby Carelink1515. Tan K, Lai NM. Telemedicine for the support of parents of high‐risk newborn infants. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2012;(6):CD006818. PMID: 22696360; doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD006818.pub2. https://doi.org/10.1002/14651858.CD00681...
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Standard care |
Parents of high-risk newborns in NICU (n = 56) |
- No difference between groups regarding the length of hospital stay |
- very low |
Interventions delivered by telephone1616. Gentry S, van-Velthoven MH, Tudor Car L, Car J. Telephone delivered interventions for reducing morbidity and mortality in people with HIV infection. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2013;(5):CD009189. PMID: 23728687; doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD009189.pub2. https://doi.org/10.1002/14651858.CD00918...
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Standard care |
HIV-infected patients (n = 1,381) |
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- low quality
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- low quality
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Non-invasive telemonitoring1717. Inglis SC, Clark RA, Dierckx R, Prieto‐Merino D, Cleland JG. Structured telephone support or non‐invasive telemonitoring for patients with heart failure. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2015;(10):CD007228. PMID: 26517969; doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD007228.pub3. https://doi.org/10.1002/14651858.CD00722...
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Standard care |
Patients with heart failure (n = 3,860) |
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- Reduction in all-cause mortality rates
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- Reduction in heart failure-related hospitalizations
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- No difference in reduction of risk of all-cause hospitalizations
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- moderate level
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- moderate level
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- very low level
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Structured telephone1717. Inglis SC, Clark RA, Dierckx R, Prieto‐Merino D, Cleland JG. Structured telephone support or non‐invasive telemonitoring for patients with heart failure. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2015;(10):CD007228. PMID: 26517969; doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD007228.pub3. https://doi.org/10.1002/14651858.CD00722...
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Standard care |
Patients with heart failure (n = 9,332) |
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- Reduction in all-cause mortality rates
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- Reduction in heart failure-related hospitalizations
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- No difference in reduction of risk of all-cause hospitalizations
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- moderate level
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- moderate level
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- very low level
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Psychological therapies delivered remotely1818. Fisher E, Law E, Palermo TM, Eccleston C. Psychological therapies (remotely delivered) for the management of chronic and recurrent pain in children and adolescents. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2015;(3):CD011118. PMID: 25803793; doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD011118.pub2. https://doi.org/10.1002/14651858.CD01111...
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Face-to-face psychological therapy or waiting list |
Children and adolescents (0 to 18 years old) with chronic pain (n = 371) |
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- Severity of headache pain reduced post-treatment
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- Pain intensity reduced post-treatment in mixed pain conditions (i.e. recurrent abdominal pain or musculoskeletal pain)
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- At follow-up: no difference in headache conditions
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- No difference in depression in headache group
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- not assessed |