ReviewYearbook of medical informatics2021
Mapping the Role of Digital Health Technologies in Prevention and Control of COVID-19 Pandemic: Review of the Literature.
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30 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 70 citations in OpenAlex.
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- Mapping the Evidence on the Impact of mHealth Interventions on Patient-Reported Outcomes in Patients With Breast Cancer: A Systematic Review.JCO clinical cancer informatics · 2024Pooled it
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- Spanish and Catalan Versions of the eHealth Literacy Questionnaire: Translation, Cross-Cultural Adaptation, and Validation Study.Journal of medical Internet research · 2024Article
- Diagnostic evaluation of institutions as a basis for designing the Brazilian maturity model of telehealth services.BMC health services research · 2024Article
- How digital health translational research is prioritised: a qualitative stakeholder-driven approach to decision support evaluation.BMJ open · 2023Article
- mHealth Monitoring of Treatment of Cutaneous Leishmaniasis Patients: A Community-Based Implementation Study.The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene · 2023Article
- Sociotechnical Challenges of Digital Health in Nursing Practice During the COVID-19 Pandemic: National Study.JMIR nursing · 2023Article
- Emerging Applications of Biomedical Science in Pandemic Prevention and Control: A Review.Cureus · 2023Review
- Medical device regulation (MDR) in health technology enterprises - perspectives of managers and regulatory professionals.BMC health services research · 2023Article
- A mixed-methods study exploring women's perceptions and recommendations for a pregnancy app with monitoring tools.NPJ digital medicine · 2023Article
- Lessons Learned from Natural Disasters around Digital Health Technologies and Delivering Quality Healthcare.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Review
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Abstract
backgroundCoronavirus Disease (COVID-19) is currently spreading exponentially around the globe. Various digital health technologies are currently being used as weapons in the fight against the pandemic in different ways by countries. The main objective of this review is to explore the role of digital health technologies in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic and address the gaps in the use of these technologies for tackling the pandemic.
methodsWe conducted a scoping review guided by the Joanna Briggs Institute guidelines. The articles were searched using electronic databases including MEDLINE (PubMed), Cochrane Library, and Hinari. In addition, Google and Google scholar were searched. Studies that focused on the application of digital health technologies on COVID-19 prevention and control were included in the review. We characterized the distribution of technological applications based on geographical locations, approaches to apply digital health technologies and main findings. The study findings from the existing literature were presented using thematic content analysis.
resultsA total of 2,601 potentially relevant studies were generated from the initial search and 22 studies were included in the final review. The review found that telemedicine was used most frequently, followed by electronic health records and other digital technologies such as artificial intelligence, big data, and the internet of things (IoT). Digital health technologies were used in multiple ways in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, including screening and management of patients, methods to minimize exposure, modelling of disease spread, and supporting overworked providers.
conclusionDigital health technologies like telehealth, mHealth, electronic medical records, artificial intelligence, the internet of things, and big data/internet were used in different ways for the prevention and control of the COVID-19 pandemic in different settings using multiple approaches. For more effective deployment of digital health tools in times of pandemics, development of a guiding policy and standard on the development, deployment, and use of digital health tools in response to a pandemic is recommended.
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