SynthesisJournal of medical Internet research2020
Measures of Effectiveness, Efficiency, and Quality of Telemedicine in the Management of Alcohol Abuse, Addiction, and Rehabilitation: Systematic Review.
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57 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 115 citations in OpenAlex.
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- A systematic review of the efficacy, effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of workplace-based interventions for the prevention and treatment of problematic substance use.Frontiers in public health · 2022Pooled it
- Spread, Scale-up, and Sustainability of Video Consulting in Health Care: Systematic Review and Synthesis Guided by the NASSS Framework.Journal of medical Internet research · 2021Pooled it
- Feasibility and Preliminary Efficacy of a Community-Based Addiction Rehabilitation Electronic System in Substance Use Disorder: Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial.JMIR mHealth and uHealth · 2021Trial
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- Primary Care Follow-Up After Mental Health and Substance Use Emergency Department Visits in Medicaid.JAMA network open · 2026Article
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- Feasibility and safety of home-based alcohol detoxification via teleconsultation in India.Indian journal of psychiatry · 2026Article
- Telepsychiatry in addiction treatment: Evaluating India's telemedicine guidelines.Indian journal of psychiatry · 2025Article
- Willingness to Use and Pay for Telemedicine and Teleconsultation Across Five Clinical Domains in South Korea: Cross-Sectional Survey.Journal of medical Internet research · 2025Article
- Virtual Primary Care for People With Opioid Use Disorder: Scoping Review of Current Strategies, Benefits, and Challenges.Journal of medical Internet research · 2024Article
- Telemedicine in the tertiary liver unit: A feasibility study.Clinical and experimental hepatology · 2024Article
- Exploring and describing alcohol harm reduction interventions: a scoping review of literature from the past decade in the western world.Harm reduction journal · 2024Article
- Expanding Treatment Options for Alcohol Use Disorder.JAMA health forum · 2024Article
- Human sciences can increase technology acceptance in rehabilitation science: a call for action.Frontiers in rehabilitation sciences · 2024Article
- Treatment access gap during the COVID-19 Pandemic: impact on problematic alcohol use and the moderating roles of perceived stress and resilience.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2024Article
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- Telehepatology Use and Satisfaction Among Vulnerable Cirrhosis Patients Across Three Healthcare Systems in the Coronavirus Disease Pandemic Era.Gastro hep advances · 2024Article
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Abstract
backgroundMore than 18 million Americans are currently suffering from alcohol use disorder (AUD): a compulsive behavior of alcohol use as a result of a chronic, relapsing brain disease. With alcohol-related injuries being one of the leading causes of preventable deaths, there is a dire need to find ways to assist those suffering from alcohol dependence. There still exists a gap in knowledge as to the potential of telemedicine in improving health outcomes for those patients suffering from AUD.
objectiveThe purpose of this systematic review was to evaluate the measures of effectiveness, efficiency, and quality that result from the utilization of telemedicine in the management of alcohol abuse, addiction, and rehabilitation.
methodsThis review was conducted utilizing the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses guidelines. The articles used in this analysis were gathered using keywords inclusive of both telemedicine and alcohol abuse, which were then searched in the Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature, Cochrane, and MEDLINE (PubMed) databases. A total of 22 articles were chosen for analysis.
resultsThe results indicated that telemedicine reduced alcohol consumption. Other common outcomes included reduced depression (4/35, 11%), increased patient satisfaction (3/35, 9%), increase in accessibility (3/35, 9%), increased quality of life (2/35, 6%), and decreased cost (1/35, 3%). Interventions included mobile health (11/22, 50%), electronic health (6/22, 27%), telephone (3/33, 14%), and 2-way video (2/22, 9%). Studies were conducted in 3 regions: the United States (13/22, 59%), the European Union (8/22, 36%), and Australia (1/22, 5%).
conclusionsTelemedicine was found to be an effective tool in reducing alcohol consumption and increasing patients' accessibility to health care services or health providers. The group of articles for analysis suggested that telemedicine may be effective in reducing health care costs and improving the patient's quality of life. Although telemedicine shows promise as an effective way to manage alcohol-related disorders, it should be further investigated before implementation.
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