ArticleJMIR research protocols2015
"What Is eHealth": Time for An Update?
Article in JMIR research protocols, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 58 papers, 8 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Who cites it
58 citing papers in PubMed, 8 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Digital Interventions for Managing Medication and Health Care Service Delivery in West Africa: Systematic Review.Journal of medical Internet research · 2024Pooled it
- The impact of eHealth use on general practice workload in the pre-COVID-19 era: a systematic review.BMC health services research · 2024Pooled it
- Effects of eHealth Interventions on 24-Hour Movement Behaviors Among Preschoolers: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Journal of medical Internet research · 2024Pooled it
- Digital Parenting Interventions for Fathers of Infants From Conception to the Age of 12 Months: Systematic Review of Mixed Methods Studies.Journal of medical Internet research · 2023Pooled it
- Effects of Face-to-Face and eHealth Blended Interventions on Physical Activity, Diet, and Weight-Related Outcomes among Adults: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Pooled it
- Consumers' Willingness to Pay for eHealth and Its Influencing Factors: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.Journal of medical Internet research · 2022Pooled it
- The Challenge of Integrating eHealth Into Health Care: Systematic Literature Review of the Donabedian Model of Structure, Process, and Outcome.Journal of medical Internet research · 2021Pooled it
- Effects of eHealth-Based Multiple Health Behavior Change Interventions on Physical Activity, Healthy Diet, and Weight in People With Noncommunicable Diseases: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.Journal of medical Internet research · 2021Pooled it
- Trial
- Attitudes of dermatological patients towards digital health interventions: a cross-sectional survey and cluster analysis.Journal der Deutschen Dermatologischen Gesellschaft = Journal of the German Society of Dermatology : JDDG · 2026Article
- The Application of eHealth in Symptom Management of Patients With Breast Cancer During Endocrine Therapy: Scoping Literature Review.JMIR cancer · 2026Article
- Nursing Informatics and Undergraduate Nursing Curricula: A Scoping Review.Nursing reports (Pavia, Italy) · 2026Review
- Exploring the Dynamics of Actors, Structural Factors, and Bricolage in the Implementation and Sustainability of eHealth Solutions: Qualitative Multiple-Case Study.Journal of medical Internet research · 2026Article
- eHealth in geriatric rehabilitation: an international consensus study.European geriatric medicine · 2025Article
- Toward a Conceptual Framework for Digitally Supported Communication, Coordination, Cooperation, and Collaboration in Interprofessional Health Care: Scoping Review.Journal of medical Internet research · 2025Article
- Review
- Understanding Dermatologists' Acceptance of Digital Health Interventions: Cross-Sectional Survey and Cluster Analysis.JMIR human factors · 2025Article
- Attitudes and Perceptions of eHealth Among Female Patients with Urinary Incontinence and Healthcare Providers: A Systematic Review and Thematic Synthesis.Risk management and healthcare policy · 2025Review
- Attitudes toward the adoption of eHealth amongst healthcare professionals in trauma surgery - the new digital normal?BMC health services research · 2024Article
- Support for Chronic Pain Management for Breast Cancer Survivors Through Novel Digital Health Ecosystems: Pilot Usability Study of the PainRELife Mobile App.JMIR formative research · 2024Article
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Abstract
The annual number of articles reporting on eHealth interventions has increased over the last 10 years. In contrast, the last article in this journal on the definition of eHealth was published in 2006. This leads to the question whether the field itself has reached consensus about the definition and description of eHealth or whether it is in need for a new review of the literature and a new description of the rapidly changing field of eHealth. Since the JMIR community has successfully collaborated on the "CONSORT-eHealth" in the past, we would like to use the same strategy to explore the need for a new definition of eHealth and the creation of a taxonomy for this field. Therefore, we hereby submit a call to all JMIR-readers, to fill out a 4-question survey on their ideas about a refined eHealth definition. Based on these results, we will decide whether or not to engage in a systematic review. Logically, the entire JMIR community is invited to join us in our attempt to further elucidate the field of eHealth.
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