Socioeconomic factors associated with use of telehealth services in outpatient care settings during the COVID-19 - PubMed
Racial/ethnic and linguistic factors were significantly associated with the utilization of telemedicine in non-urgent outpatient care during COVID-19, with a dramatic increase in telemedicine utilization during the onset of the pandemic. Reducing barriers related to socioeconomic factors can be impr …
Using mobile health in primiparous women: effect on awareness, attitude and choice of delivery type, semi-experimental - PubMed
Pregnancy education and application during pregnancy is effective in reducing the choice of cesarean section, so this application with the topic of birth and cesarean section has improved the level of attitude and also the positive attitude of pregnant women towards birth. Creation of facilities and …
Emergence of imaging technology beyond the clinical setting: Utilization of mobile health tools for at-home testing - PubMed
Body composition assessment plays a pivotal role in understanding health, disease risk, and treatment efficacy. This narrative review explores two primary aspects: imaging techniques, namely ultrasound (US) and dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry (DXA), and the emergence of artificial intelligence (AI) …
Hand telerehabilitation for polytrauma patients following road traffic accidents - PubMed
Conclusions: The findings reveal that telerehabilitation can significantly increase patient engagement in rehabilitation exercises, primarily due to its convenience and accessibility.
Quality of life in the digital age: young adult hematopoietic stem cell transplantation patients and healthcare providers' views of telehealth - PubMed
Providers differed in preference. APP personnel preferred in-person visits and HSCT physicians preferred telehealth appointments. YA HSCT patients preferred in-person for initial appointments and hybrid clinic visits for follow-up appointments.
Improving access to child abuse evaluations through innovation & telemedicine - PubMed
Many children and families do not have access to specialized pediatric health care, including child abuse pediatricians. Medical evaluations in cases of suspected child maltreatment including physical abuse, sexual abuse, and neglect are a critical component of the multidisciplinary team response to …
Impacts of an Acute Care Telenursing Program on Discharge, Patient Experience, and Nursing Experience: Retrospective Cohort Comparison Study - PubMed
This study shows that ACTN programs are feasible and associated with improved outcomes for patient and nursing experience and reducing time allocated to admission and discharge education.
Quantifying Dosage in Self-Managed Speech-Language Therapy: Exploring Components of Cumulative Intervention Intensity in a Real-World Mobile Health Data Set - PubMed
Incorporating a Psychiatric Telehealth Simulation in a Family Nurse Practitioner Curriculum - PubMed
The prevalence of mental health disorders in primary care is high and challenges related to the COVID pandemic warrant further training of the family nurse practitioner. A telehealth simulation learning experience that included common primary care diagnoses in mental health-general anxiety, depressi …
Incorporating a Psychiatric Telehealth Simulation in a Family Nurse Practitioner Curriculum - PubMed
The prevalence of mental health disorders in primary care is high and challenges related to the COVID pandemic warrant further training of the family nurse practitioner. A telehealth simulation learning experience that included common primary care diagnoses in mental health-general anxiety, depressi …
Effectiveness of telerehabilitation based on real-time intervention between therapist and participants for improving physical function, activities of daily living and quality of life in people with stroke: A systematic review protocol - PubMed
This systematic review will provide evidence regarding telerehabilitation for people with stroke.
Generalizability of Deep Neural Networks for Vertical Cup-to-Disc Ratio Estimation in Ultra-Widefield and Smartphone-Based Fundus Images - PubMed
Artificial intelligence can estimate vCDR from different types of fundus images and may be used as a general and interpretable screening tool to improve community reach for diagnosis and management of glaucoma.
Review article: Telecare in gastroenterology-Within the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond - PubMed
Telecare is a useful model of care to allow gastroenterology centres to function within the context of COVID-19 isolation and beyond. It has significant benefits for patients who face geographical and financial barriers to accessing healthcare. Telecare models such as the Pokapū Network hold promise …
Assessing equity in the uptake of remote foot temperature monitoring in a large integrated US healthcare system - PubMed
RTM growth was concentrated in a small number of higher-resourced facilities, with evidence of lower enrollment among those who were Black and lived farther from specialty care. Future studies are needed to identify and address barriers to uptake of new interventions like RTM to prevent exacerbating …
Can telehealth expansion boost health care utilization specifically for patients with substance use disorders relative to patients with other types of chronic disease? - PubMed
Following telehealth expansion, patients with SUDs exhibited greater likelihood of telehealth utilization than patients with diabetes. This advantage lessened the substantial PHE-induced healthcare disruption experienced by patients with SUDs. Telehealth may boost utilization for patients with SUDs.
Midwives' experience of telehealth and remote care: a systematic mixed methods review - PubMed
Most current studies suggest that midwives' experience of telehealth is deeply intertwined with midwives' experience of the response to COVID-19 pandemic in general. More research is needed to understand how sustained use of telehealth or newer hybrid models of telehealth and in-person care are perc …
Participatory development of an mHealth intervention delivered in general practice to increase physical activity and reduce sedentary behaviour of patients with prediabetes and type 2 diabetes (ENERGISED) - PubMed
The participatory development of the ENERGISED mHealth intervention, incorporating just-in-time prompts, has the potential to significantly enhance the capacity of general practitioners for personalised behavioural counselling on physical activity in (pre)diabetes patients, with implications for bro …
The Challenges in Using eHealth Decision Resources for Surrogate Decision-Making in the Intensive Care Unit - PubMed
The mortality rate in intensive care units (ICUs) is notably high, with patients often relying on surrogates for critical medical decisions due to their compromised state. This paper provides a comprehensive overview of eHealth. The challenges of applying eHealth tools, including economic disparitie …
The digital divide in rural and regional communities: a survey on the use of digital health technology and implications for supporting technology use - PubMed
Forty adults living in rural/regional areas completed a survey consisting of the eHealth Literacy Scale (eHEALS) with additional items surveying participants' experience with a range of digital health technologies. All participants had used at least one digital health technology. Most (80%) particip …
Translating Suicide Safety Planning Components Into the Design of mHealth App Features: Systematic Review - PubMed
Our study highlights the need for researchers, clinicians, and app designers to continue to work together to align evidence-based research on mHealth suicide safety planning apps with lessons learned for how to best deliver these technologies to end users. Our review brings to light mHealth suicide …
Evaluation of Telehealth Services that are Clinically Appropriate for Reimbursement in the US Medicaid Population: Mixed Methods Study - PubMed
There is a strong clinical endorsement to continue the telehealth flexibility enabled by the PHE, primarily for video combined with audio telehealth, with caution against audio-only telehealth in situations where hands-on intervention is necessary for diagnosis or treatment. There is also support fo …
Benchmark findings from a veteran electronic patient-reported outcomes evaluation from a chronic pain management telehealth program - PubMed
Evidence from this evaluation indicate that TelePain-EVP has positive outcomes for certain pain (catastrophizing), psychological (anxiety, depression), and acceptance (activities engagement) for veterans with chronic pain. More TelePain related studies and enterprise-wide evaluations are needed alon …
Patient characteristics and telehealth are associated with attendance rates in an outpatient rehabilitation infant bridge program - PubMed
Telehealth was associated with higher likelihood of attendance, revealing that telehealth has the potential to increase access to early therapy services for certain populations. Future studies with larger sample sizes to determine which populations benefit from telehealth is recommended.