SynthesisPloS one2014
Image-based medical expert teleconsultation in acute care of injuries. A systematic review of effects on information accuracy, diagnostic validity, clinical outcome, and user satisfaction.
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Who cites it
20 citing papers in PubMed, 5 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 42 citations in OpenAlex.
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- Decision Support Capabilities of Telemedicine in Emergency Prehospital Care: Systematic Review.Journal of medical Internet research · 2020Pooled it
- Mobile technologies to support healthcare provider to healthcare provider communication and management of care.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2020Pooled it
- Barriers and Facilitators That Influence Telemedicine-Based, Real-Time, Online Consultation at Patients' Homes: Systematic Literature Review.Journal of medical Internet research · 2020Pooled it
- Telesonography in emergency medicine: A systematic review.PloS one · 2018Pooled it
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- A scale to measure the perceived quality of mHealth by elderly patients with hypertension in China.BMC health services research · 2023Article
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- Designing the Optimal Digital Health Intervention for Patients' Use Before and After Elective Orthopedic Surgery: Qualitative Study.Journal of medical Internet research · 2021Article
- Review of Systematic Reviews in the Field of Telemedicine.Medical journal of the Islamic Republic of Iran · 2021Article
- mHealth for image-based diagnostics of acute burns in resource-poor settings: studies on the role of experts and the accuracy of their assessments.Global health action · 2020Article
- Closing the loop on test results to reduce communication failures: a rapid review of evidence, practice and patient perspectives.BMC health services research · 2020Review
- A Conceptual Framework and Pilot Study for Examining Telemedicine Satisfaction Research.Journal of medical systems · 2019Review
- Teleburn: Designing A Telemedicine Application to Improve Burn Treatment.The open medical informatics journal · 2018Article
- Feasibility and safety of surgical wound remote follow-up by smart phone in appendectomy: A pilot study.Annals of medicine and surgery (2012) · 2017Article
- A smartphone-based consultation system for acute burns - methodological challenges related to follow-up of the system.Global health action · 2017Article
- Teleconsultation and Clinical Decision Making: a Systematic Review.Acta informatica medica : AIM : journal of the Society for Medical Informatics of Bosnia & Herzegovina : casopis Drustva za medicinsku informatiku BiH · 2016Article
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- Can We Trust the Use of Smartphone Cameras in Clinical Practice? Laypeople Assessment of Their Image Quality.Telemedicine journal and e-health : the official journal of the American Telemedicine Association · 2015Article
- Recent Directions in Telemedicine: Review of Trends in Research and Practice.Healthcare informatics research · 2015Review
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Authors and funding
5 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
objectiveTo systematically review the literature on image-based telemedicine for medical expert consultation in acute care of injuries, considering system, user, and clinical aspects.
designSystematic review of peer-reviewed journal articles. DATA SOURCES: Searches of five databases and in eligible articles, relevant reviews, and specialized peer-reviewed journals. ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA: Studies were included that covered teleconsultation systems based on image capture and transfer with the objective of seeking medical expertise for the diagnostic and treatment of acute injury care and that presented the evaluation of one or several aspects of the system based on empirical data. Studies of systems not under routine practice or including real-time interactive video conferencing were excluded.
methodThe procedures used in this review followed the PRISMA Statement. Predefined criteria were used for the assessment of the risk of bias. The DeLone and McLean Information System Success Model was used as a framework to synthesise the results according to system quality, user satisfaction, information quality and net benefits. All data extractions were done by at least two reviewers independently.
resultsOut of 331 articles, 24 were found eligible. Diagnostic validity and management outcomes were often studied; fewer studies focused on system quality and user satisfaction. Most systems were evaluated at a feasibility stage or during small-scale pilot testing. Although the results of the evaluations were generally positive, biases in the methodology of evaluation were concerning selection, performance and exclusion. Gold standards and statistical tests were not always used when assessing diagnostic validity and patient management.
conclusionsImage-based telemedicine systems for injury emergency care tend to support valid diagnosis and influence patient management. The evidence relates to a few clinical fields, and has substantial methodological shortcomings. As in the case of telemedicine in general, user and system quality aspects are poorly documented, both of which affect scale up of such programs.
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