SynthesisPloS one2018
Economic evaluations of eHealth technologies: A systematic review.
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Who cites it
39 citing papers in PubMed, 11 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Use of Technology to Support Health Care Providers Delivering Care in Low- and Lower-Middle-Income Countries: Systematic Umbrella Review.Journal of medical Internet research · 2025Pooled it
- Economic Evaluations of Digital Health Interventions for Children and Adolescents: Systematic Review.Journal of medical Internet research · 2023Pooled it
- Effect of remote patient monitoring for patients with chronic kidney disease who perform dialysis at home: a systematic review.BMJ open · 2022Pooled it
- The Effectiveness of Web-Based Interventions to Promote Health Behaviour Change in Adolescents: A Systematic Review.Nutrients · 2022Pooled it
- Effects of Digital Technologies on Older People's Access to Health and Social Care: Umbrella Review.Journal of medical Internet research · 2021Pooled it
- Effectiveness of eHealth Nutritional Interventions for Middle-Aged and Older Adults: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.Journal of medical Internet research · 2021Pooled it
- The Cost-Effectiveness of Mobile Health (mHealth) Interventions for Older Adults: Systematic Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Pooled it
- The Economic Impact of Artificial Intelligence in Health Care: Systematic Review.Journal of medical Internet research · 2020Pooled it
- Telemedicine in the OECD: An umbrella review of clinical and cost-effectiveness, patient experience and implementation.PloS one · 2020Pooled it
- Guideline of the Brazilian Society of Cardiology on Telemedicine in Cardiology - 2019.Arquivos brasileiros de cardiologia · 2019Guideline
- eHealth interventions for people with chronic kidney disease.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2019Pooled it
- Cost-Utility of the eHealth Application 'Oncokompas', Supporting Incurably Ill Cancer Patients to Self-Manage Their Cancer-Related Symptoms: Results of a Randomized Controlled Trial.Current oncology (Toronto, Ont.) · 2022Trial
- The Box-eHealth in the Outpatient Clinic Follow-up of Patients With Acute Myocardial Infarction: Cost-Utility Analysis.Journal of medical Internet research · 2022Trial
- Pediatric Weight Management Through mHealth Compared to Face-to-Face Care: Cost Analysis of a Randomized Control Trial.JMIR mHealth and uHealth · 2021Trial
- Cost-utility of an eHealth application 'Oncokompas' that supports cancer survivors in self-management: results of a randomised controlled trial.Journal of cancer survivorship : research and practice · 2021Trial
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- Economic Evaluation Methodologies of Remote Patient Monitoring for Chronic Conditions: Scoping Review.Journal of medical Internet research · 2025Article
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- Management of Rheumatoid Arthritis in Primary Care: A Scoping Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2024Article
- Clinical Validation of Digital Healthcare Solutions: State of the Art, Challenges and Opportunities.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
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Abstract
backgroundInnovations in eHealth technologies have the potential to help older adults live independently, maintain their quality of life, and to reduce their health system dependency and health care expenditure. The objective of this study was to systematically review and appraise the quality of cost-effectiveness or utility studies assessing eHealth technologies in study populations involving older adults.
methodsWe systematically searched multiple databases (MEDLINE, EMBASE, CINAHL, NHS EED, and PsycINFO) for peer-reviewed studies published in English from 2000 to 2016 that examined cost-effectiveness (or utility) of eHealth technologies. The reporting quality of included studies was appraised using the Consolidated Health Economic Evaluation Reporting Standards statement.
resultsEleven full text articles met the inclusion criteria representing public and private health care systems. eHealth technologies evaluated by these studies includes computerized decision support system, a web-based physical activity intervention, internet-delivered cognitive behavioral therapy, telecare, and telehealth. Overall, the reporting quality of the studies included in the review was varied. Most studies demonstrated efficacy and cost-effectiveness of an intervention using a randomized control trial and statistical modeling, respectively. This review found limited information on the feasibility of adopting these technologies based on economic and organizational factors.
conclusionsThis review identified few economic evaluations of eHealth technologies that included older adults. The quality of the current evidence is limited and further research is warranted to clearly demonstrate the long-term cost-effectiveness of eHealth technologies from the health care system and societal perspectives.
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