ReviewJournal of medical Internet research2019
The Extent and Coverage of Current Knowledge of Connected Health: Systematic Mapping Study.
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- Mapping progress in intravascular catheter quality surveillance: An Australian case study of electronic medical record data linkage.Frontiers in medicine · 2022Article
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- Connected Mental Health: Systematic Mapping Study.Journal of medical Internet research · 2020Review
- "Nomen Omen": Exploring Connected Healthcare through the Perspective of Name Omen.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2020Review
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Abstract
backgroundThis study examines the development of the connected health (CH) research landscape with a view to providing an overview of the existing CH research. The research field of CH has experienced rapid growth coinciding with increasing pressure on health care systems to become more proactive and patient centered.
objectiveThis study aimed to assess the extent and coverage of the current body of knowledge in CH. In doing so, we sought to identify specific topics that have drawn the attention of CH researchers and to identify research gaps, in particular those offering opportunities for further interdisciplinary research.
methodsA systematic mapping study that combined scientific contributions from research in the disciplines of medicine, business, computer science, and engineering was used. Overall, seven classification criteria were used to analyze the papers, including publication source, publication year, research type, empirical type, contribution type, research topic, and the medical condition studied.
resultsThe search resulted in 208 papers that were analyzed by a multidisciplinary group of researchers. The results indicated a slow start for CH research but showed a more recent steady upswing since 2013. The majority of papers proposed health care solutions (77/208, 37.0%) or evaluated CH approaches (49/208, 23.5%). Case studies (59/208, 28.3%) and experiments (55/208, 26.4%) were the most popular forms of scientific validation used. Diabetes, cancer, multiple sclerosis, and heart conditions were among the most prevalent medical conditions studied.
conclusionsWe conclude that CH research has become an established field of research that has grown over the last five years. The results of this study indicate a focus on technology-driven research with a strong contribution from medicine, whereas the business aspects of CH have received less research attention.
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