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SynthesisJournal of the American Medical Informatics Association : JAMIA

Systematic review of home telemonitoring for chronic diseases: the evidence base.

Guy Paré, Mirou Jaana, Claude Sicotte

2 registry-linked trialsAbstract readSystematic Review
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Synthesis in Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association : JAMIA. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to 2 registered trials, which are not on this map. Cited by 217 papers, 22 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

NCT01401790 nacompletednot on this map

Use of a Telehomecare Program for Young Patients With New Onset Type 1 Diabetes

TypeinterventionalSponsorHuot, Celine, M.D.Ran2008 to 2009Enrolled86ConditionsDiabetes Mellitus, Type 1ArmsTelehomecare (Intelligent Distance Patient Monitoring), Standard education and follow up at diabetes clinic
NCT06845007 completednot on this map

PROMBot: A Web Platform for Collecting Patient-Reported Outcome Measures Via a Chatbot

TypeobservationalSponsorAna Rita LondralRan2025 to 2025Enrolled24ConditionsHypertension
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

217 citing papers in PubMed, 22 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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  11. Effect of telemedicine on glycated hemoglobin in diabetes: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized trials.CMAJ : Canadian Medical Association journal = journal de l'Association medicale canadienne · 2017
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  18. Smartphone and tablet self management apps for asthma.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2013
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157 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.

4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Guy ParéHEC Montréal, 3000 Chemin de la Côte-Ste-Catherine, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. guy.pare@hec.ca
Mirou Jaana
Claude Sicotte

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveHome telemonitoring represents a patient management approach combining various information technologies for monitoring patients at distance. This study presents a systematic review of the nature and magnitude of outcomes associated with telemonitoring of four types of chronic illnesses: pulmonary conditions, diabetes, hypertension, and cardiovascular diseases.

methodsA comprehensive literature search was conducted on Medline and the Cochrane Library to identify relevant articles published between 1990 and 2006. A total of 65 empirical studies were obtained (18 pulmonary conditions, 17 diabetes, 16 cardiac diseases, 14 hypertension) mostly conducted in the United States and Europe.

resultsThe magnitude and significance of the telemonitoring effects on patients' conditions (e.g., early detection of symptoms, decrease in blood pressure, adequate medication, reduced mortality) still remain inconclusive for all four chronic illnesses. However, the results of this study suggest that regardless of their nationality, socioeconomic status, or age, patients comply with telemonitoring programs and the use of technologies. Importantly, the telemonitoring effects on clinical effectiveness outcomes (e.g., decrease in the emergency visits, hospital admissions, average hospital length of stay) are more consistent in pulmonary and cardiac studies than diabetes and hypertension. Lastly, economic viability of telemonitoring was observed in very few studies and, in most cases, no in-depth cost-minimization analyses were performed.

conclusionHome telemonitoring of chronic diseases seems to be a promising patient management approach that produces accurate and reliable data, empowers patients, influences their attitudes and behaviors, and potentially improves their medical conditions. Future studies need to build evidence related to its clinical effects, cost effectiveness, impacts on services utilization, and acceptance by health care providers.

Indexed as

Home Care ServicesTelemedicineChronic DiseaseHumansMonitoring, PhysiologicPatient SatisfactionSelf CareTelemetry

Identifiers

PMID17329725
PMCPMC2244878

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