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ArticleJournal of family & community medicine

Current status of telehealth in Saudi Arabia during COVID-19.

Saeed M Alghamdi, Jaber S Alqahtani, Abdulelah M Aldhahir

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  3. The Role of Digital Technology in Curbing COVID-19.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022
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  4. Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Patients' Acceptance in E-Health Clinical Trials.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021
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3 authors.

Saeed M AlghamdiFaculty of Medicine, National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College London, UK.
Jaber S AlqahtaniDepartment of Respiratory Care, Prince Sultan Military College of Health Sciences, Dammam, Saudi Arabia.
Abdulelah M AldhahirUCL Respiratory, University College London, London, UK.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Since the beginning of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, the responses of countries to emerging infectious diseases have altered dramatically, increasing the demand for health-care practitioners. Telehealth (TH) applications could have an important role in supporting public health precautions and the control of the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic. This review summarizes the existing literature on the current status of TH applications used during COVID-19 in Saudi Arabia and discusses the extent to which TH can support public health measures. TH mobile applications (e.g., Seha, Mawid, Tawakklna, Tabaud, and Tetamman) have found effective tools to facilitate delivering healthcare to persons with COVID-19, and tracking of COVID-19 patients. TH has been essential in the control of the spread of COVID-19 and has helped to flatten the growth curve in Saudi Arabia. Further research is needed to explore the impact of TH applications on the progression of COVID-19 in Saudi Arabia.

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Care coordinationCOVID-19telehealthtelemedicine

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PMCPMC7745786

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