ArticleJournal of multidisciplinary healthcare2021
Cost-Effectiveness of Telemedicine in Asia: A Scoping Review.
Article in Journal of multidisciplinary healthcare, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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10 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
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- Healthcare Providers' Perspectives on Telemedicine for NCD Management During and After COVID-19 in India: A Qualitative Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2026Article
- An Overview of Reviews on Telemedicine and Telehealth in Dementia Care: Mixed Methods Synthesis.JMIR mental health · 2025Review
- Telemedicine adoption in Ecuador: an assessment of physician perceptions and knowledge towards its benefits and limitations.mHealth · 2025Article
- Telehealth implementation for children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder: a scoping review.Child health nursing research · 2024Article
- Provider's satisfaction with telemedicine services for tribals of Western Rajasthan: A qualitative analysis.Journal of family medicine and primary care · 2024Article
- Designing Telemedicine for Older Adults With Multimorbidity: Content Analysis Study.JMIR aging · 2024Article
- Cost-effectiveness of a direct to beneficiary mobile communication programme in improving reproductive and child health outcomes in India.BMJ global health · 2023Article
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Abstract
backgroundIn the area where there is a lack of medical experts, telemedicine gives a lot of benefits to deal with the distance and limited public infrastructure.
objectiveThis study aimed to review the literature on the cost-effectiveness of telemedicine in Asian countries and possibly to provide recommendations on implementing telemedicine in this region.
methodsArticles were independently screened in two selected databases (PubMed and EBSCO). The framework of patient, intervention, comparison, and outcome (PICO) was applied by considering Asian population, the intervention of telemedicine, current situation (without telemedicine) as the comparator, and cost per QALY gained as the major outcome.
resultsA total of 870 articles were identified from two databases: PubMed (n = 689 articles) and EBSCO (n = 181 articles). After removing 181 duplicates, 689 articles were screened by title and abstract, excluding 665 records. After the full-text screening on 24 articles, 8 articles were selected for further analysis. Various perspectives were applied in the included studies, such as societal, healthcare, and program perspectives. All studies applied different time horizons, such as 3-month, 25-year, 40-year, and lifetime. Among all included studies, several studies applied mathematical modeling.
conclusionThe implementation of telemedicine in Asia can be a promising intervention since it can enhance the effectiveness of health services by saving time and travel costs. It also can reduce the overall costs of treatment, improve patients' quality of life, and expand access to essential health services.
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