ReviewJMIR mHealth and uHealth2021
Barriers to Use of Remote Monitoring Technologies Used to Support Patients With COVID-19: Rapid Review.
Review in JMIR mHealth and uHealth, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT04978233 (Use of the Opal Patient Portal Application for Daily Follow-up of People at Home With COVID-19), which is not on this map. Cited by 34 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Use of the Opal Patient Portal Application for Daily Follow-up of People at Home With COVID-19: The Opal-COVID Feasibility Study
Who cites it
34 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Factors Influencing the Acceptance and Adoption of Mobile Health Apps by Physicians During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Systematic Review.JMIR mHealth and uHealth · 2023Pooled it
- A systematic review and knowledge mapping on ICT-based remote and automatic COVID-19 patient monitoring and care.BMC health services research · 2023Pooled it
- Role of Caregivers in Remote Management of Patients With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: Systematic Review of Literature.Journal of medical Internet research · 2023Pooled it
- Design and development of a disease-agnostic remote patient monitoring typology and associated tools.PLOS digital health · 2026Article
- Effects of vocal hygiene education program delivered via videoconference on acoustic and self-reported voice outcomes in Muslim religious officials in Turkiye.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Perioperative normothermia in Asia and Australasia: challenges, implementation strategies, recommendations, and correct use of forced air warming.Perioperative medicine (London, England) · 2026Review
- Implementation of Remote Patient Monitoring for Hypertension Management.Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine : JABFM · 2025Article
- Determining what patients admitted with a chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) exacerbation will use for remote clinical monitoring: a patient engagement survey.BMJ open respiratory research · 2025Article
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- Patient Perspectives on Technological Barriers and Implementation Strategies Leveraged During a Real-World Remote Symptom Monitoring Program.JCO clinical cancer informatics · 2025Article
- An equity analysis of remote patient monitoring programs unveils assumptions on digital health equity.NPJ digital medicine · 2025Review
- Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats (SWOT) of Implementing Teleconsultation: A Systematic Review.Health science reports · 2025Review
- Willingness of healthcare professionals in China to continue participating in and recommend telemedicine post COVID-19 pandemic.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Overcoming Challenges in Video-Based Health Monitoring: Real-World Implementation, Ethics, and Data Considerations.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Conducting non-pandemic research during the COVID-19 pandemic: A case study and documentary review.PLOS global public health · 2025Article
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- A systematic review of the impacts of remote patient monitoring (RPM) interventions on safety, adherence, quality-of-life and cost-related outcomes.NPJ digital medicine · 2024Review
- Patients' and professionals' experiences with remote care during COVID-19: a qualitative study in general practices in low-income neighborhoods.Primary health care research & development · 2024Article
- Impact of automated data flow and reminders on adherence and resource utilization for remotely monitoring physical activity in individuals with stroke or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences · 2024Article
- The paradoxes of telehealth platforms: what did we learn from the use of telehealth platforms?Frontiers in digital health · 2024Article
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Abstract
backgroundThe COVID-19 pandemic has acted as a catalyst for the development and adoption of a broad range of remote monitoring technologies (RMTs) in health care delivery. It is important to demonstrate how these technologies were implemented during the early stages of this pandemic to identify their application and barriers to adoption, particularly among vulnerable populations.
objectiveThe purpose of this knowledge synthesis was to present the range of RMTs used in delivering care to patients with COVID-19 and to identify perceived benefits of and barriers to their use. The review placed a special emphasis on health equity considerations.
methodsA rapid review of published research was conducted using Embase, MEDLINE, and QxMD for records published from the inception of COVID-19 (December 2019) to July 6, 2020. Synthesis involved content analysis of reported benefits of and barriers to the use of RMTs when delivering health care to patients with COVID-19, in addition to health equity considerations.
resultsOf 491 records identified, 48 publications that described 35 distinct RMTs were included in this review. RMTs included use of existing technologies (eg, videoconferencing) and development of new ones that have COVID-19-specific applications. Content analysis of perceived benefits generated 34 distinct codes describing advantages of RMTs, mapped to 10 themes overall. Further, 52 distinct codes describing barriers to use of RMTs were mapped to 18 themes. Prominent themes associated with perceived benefits included a lower burden of care (eg, for hospitals, health care practitioners; 28 records), reduced infection risk (n=33), and support for vulnerable populations (n=14). Prominent themes reflecting barriers to use of RMTs included equity-related barriers (eg, affordability of technology for users, poor internet connectivity, poor health literacy; n=16), the need for quality "best practice" guidelines for use of RMTs in clinical care (n=12), and the need for additional resources to develop and support new technologies (n=11). Overall, 23 of 48 records commented on equity characteristics that stratify health opportunities and outcomes, including general characteristics that vary over time (eg, age, comorbidities; n=17), place of residence (n=11), and socioeconomic status (n=7).
conclusionsResults of this rapid review highlight the breadth of RMTs being used to monitor and inform treatment of COVID-19, the potential benefits of using these technologies, and existing barriers to their use. Results can be used to prioritize further efforts in the implementation of RMTs (eg, developing "best practice" guidelines for use of RMTs and generating strategies to improve equitable access for marginalized populations).
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