ArticlePerspectives in health information managemen2022
Telehealth in Primary Health Care: A Scoping Review of the Literature.
Article in Perspectives in health information managemen, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 63 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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Who cites it
63 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 85 citations in OpenAlex.
- Patient perspectives on telehealth access among people experiencing homelessness: a rapid review.International journal for equity in health · 2026Pooled it
- Videoconferences between remote-sitting specialist, patient and practice staff concerning low prevalent diseases and complex pathways in general practice clinics: a feasibility study.Scandinavian journal of primary health care · 2026Review
- Attitudes and Determinants Affecting Telehealth and Telemedicine Use in the MENA Region: A Narrative Review.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Readiness for telehealth integration in primary healthcare centers: a pilot mixed‑methods assessment from Lebanon's REMOTE project.BMC health services research · 2026Article
- Attitude, Awareness and Knowledge of Telemedicine Among Romanian Medical Students: A Cross-Sectional Study.Health science reports · 2026Article
- Telemedicine: An exploration of global impact and Indian perspectives on healthcare delivery, effectiveness, and challenges.Journal of family medicine and primary care · 2026Review
- Telemedicine adoption in Hungary: insights from two representative population surveys (2021-2024).BMC health services research · 2026Article
- Lung Cancer Patients From Oncology and Thoracic Surgery Units Show Similar Acceptance of Telemedicine Services.Interdisciplinary cardiovascular and thoracic surgery · 2026Article
- The impact of digital economy on primary healthcare institution efficiency: evidence from China based on spatial effect analysis.BMC primary care · 2026Article
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- Strategic and clinical insights from the rapid scale-up of over 200,000 specialty teleconsultations in remote and underserved Brazilian regions.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
- Provider-level variation in the delivery of primary care telehealth for the rural Medicare Advantage population.The Journal of rural health : official journal of the American Rural Health Association and the National Rural Health Care Association · 2026Article
- Smart bio-implants for early detection and proactive management of cardiac Behçet's disease.Annals of medicine and surgery (2012) · 2026Article
- Patient acceptance of telemedicine for breast cancer follow-up: a cross-sectional study from Eastern China.Frontiers in oncology · 2026Article
- Implementation of telespirometry in primary health care units in Brazil.Revista panamericana de salud publica = Pan American journal of public health · 2026Article
- Benefits and outcomes of implementing virtual health clinics in remote and underserved areas: a scoping review.International journal of technology assessment in health care · 2025Article
- Healthcare delivery in the arctic-telehealth prospects.International journal of circumpolar health · 2025Review
- Research Trends in General Medicine: A Domain-Based Bibliometric Analysis of Three Leading Generalist Journals.Cureus · 2025Review
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- Evaluation of College of Medicine Students' Perception of a Subscription-Based Model of Primary Care Delivery.Cureus · 2025Article
3 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.
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Authors and funding
4 authors.
Funding
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Abstract
Background: The use of telehealth as a viable mobility to deliver quality services steadily increases in various levels of the health system. Despite the increasing use of telemedicine in secondary and tertiary health care services, there is a long way to go in the use of this technology in public health and primary health care (PHC). This study aimed to explore the features, approaches, and various dimensions of telehealth in PHC. Methods: A scoping review was conducted using the Arksey and O'Malley framework. A search was conducted in three bibliographic databases including PubMed, Web of Sciences, and Scopus and in Google Scholar to collect papers published in November 2018 to 2000. Data were extracted according to a predefined form and check for completeness and accuracy by a second reviewer. Results: Through reviewing papers, the authors extracted information on the general characteristics and features of telehealth services, kinds of PHC services delivered via telehealth, hardware and software facilities used for providing health care through telehealth services packages, as well as their benefits, outcomes and obstacles. Conclusion: Telehealth can be used for different purposes of PHC through deploying a full range of communication channels available to the public. Due to the opportunistic use of existing devices and platforms, telehealth can provide scalable PHC services nationwide and worldwide. However, implementing telehealth in PHC faces challenges from technical, organizational, and human perspectives. Digital equity (in terms of technology access and e-health literacy) is required to expand telehealth services to the populations in underserved areas.
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