ArticleConnected health2022
The worldwide impact of telemedicine during COVID-19: current evidence and recommendations for the future.
Article in Connected health, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 182 papers, 11 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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182 citing papers in PubMed, 11 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 364 citations in OpenAlex.
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- Barriers and facilitators to accessing and utilising sexual and reproductive health services during the COVID-19 pandemic in Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC health services research · 2024Pooled it
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- The effectiveness of community-based palliative care programme components: a systematic review.Age and ageing · 2023Pooled it
- Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Adherence to Chronic Therapies: A Systematic Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Pooled it
- Patient satisfaction for telemedicine health services in the era of COVID-19 pandemic: A systematic review.Frontiers in public health · 2022Pooled it
- Patient Engagement Using Telemedicine in Primary Care during COVID-19 Pandemic: A Trial Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Trial
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- Performance comparison of a wired zero-heat-flux sensor and wireless thermistor patch with esophageal probe for core temperature monitoring.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Trends and inequities in primary and emergency care use among older adults in British Columbia: an analysis across age, sex, income, and rurality (2018-2023).International journal for equity in health · 2026Article
- Telemedicine and 5G Technologies: A Systematic Global Review of Applications over the Past Decade.Bioengineering (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Mapping spatial and social inequities of long COVID across the United States: a retrospective cohort study.Lancet regional health. Americas · 2026Article
- Integrating Technology into Urticaria Management: Telemedicine, Remote Monitoring and Patient-Centered Care.Biomedicines · 2026Review
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Abstract
During the COVID-19 pandemic, telemedicine has emerged worldwide as an indispensable resource to improve the surveillance of patients, curb the spread of disease, facilitate timely identification and management of ill people, but, most importantly, guarantee the continuity of care of frail patients with multiple chronic diseases. Although during COVID-19 telemedicine has thrived, and its adoption has moved forward in many countries, important gaps still remain. Major issues to be addressed to enable large scale implementation of telemedicine include: (1) establishing adequate policies to legislate telemedicine, license healthcare operators, protect patients' privacy, and implement reimbursement plans; (2) creating and disseminating practical guidelines for the routine clinical use of telemedicine in different contexts; (3) increasing in the level of integration of telemedicine with traditional healthcare services; (4) improving healthcare professionals' and patients' awareness of and willingness to use telemedicine; and (5) overcoming inequalities among countries and population subgroups due to technological, infrastructural, and economic barriers. If all these requirements are met in the near future, remote management of patients will become an indispensable resource for the healthcare systems worldwide and will ultimately improve the management of patients and the quality of care.
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