SynthesisRMD open2022
Effectiveness of remote care interventions: a systematic review informing the 2022 EULAR Points to Consider for remote care in rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases.
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27 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Pooled it
- The Effectiveness of Digital Apps Providing Personalized Exercise Videos: Systematic Review With Meta-Analysis.Journal of medical Internet research · 2023Pooled it
- Cost-effectiveness of the ReDIRECT/counterweight-plus weight management programme to alleviate symptoms of long COVID.Nature communications · 2025Trial
- Healthcare professionals' perspectives on digital biomarkers for monitoring inflammatory arthritis: insights from a qualitative study rooted in design thinking.EULAR rheumatology open · 2026Article
- Rehabilitation Interventions Delivered via Telehealth to Support Self-Management of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Disease: A Scoping Review.Arthritis & rheumatology (Hoboken, N.J.) · 2026Review
- Patient self-assessment and virtual visit-based treatment decisions in rheumatoid arthritis: results from the multicentre Telemedicine in Rheumatoid Arthritis trial.EULAR rheumatology open · 2025Article
- The impact of virtual rheumatology care on patient outcomes and hospital admissions: an ambispective study.BMC rheumatology · 2025Article
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- A Systematic Review of Internet-Based Remote Patient Monitoring Systems for Chronic Disease Management in Asian.Patient preference and adherence · 2025Review
- Rheumatology in the digital health era: status quo and quo vadis?Nature reviews. Rheumatology · 2024Review
- Self-Monitoring Practices and Use of Self-Monitoring Technologies by People with Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Diseases: An International Survey Study.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Facilitators and challenges of implementing a digital patient education programme for rheumatoid arthritis into clinical practice.BMC health services research · 2024Article
- Diagnosis, monitoring, and management of axial spondyloarthritis.Rheumatology international · 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
- Evaluation of a hybrid telehealth care pathway for patients with axial spondyloarthritis including self-sampling at home: results of a longitudinal proof-of-concept mixed-methods study (TeleSpactive).Rheumatology international · 2024Article
- Home-Based Telemedicine in Rheumatology-A Scoping Review.ACR open rheumatology · 2024Article
- Pre-assessment of patients with suspected axial spondyloarthritis combining student-led clinics and telemedicine: a qualitative study.Rheumatology international · 2024Article
- Current and Future Challenges for Rehabilitation for Inflammatory Arthritis.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Review
- Health-related quality of life profiles in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: a latent profile analysis.Frontiers in public health · 2024Article
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Abstract
objectiveTo perform a systematic literature review (SLR) on different outcomes of remote care compared with face-to-face (F2F) care, its implementation into clinical practice and to identify drivers and barriers in order to inform a task force formulating the EULAR Points to Consider for remote care in rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases (RMDs).
methodsA search strategy was developed and run in Medline (PubMed), Embase and Cochrane Library. Two reviewers independently performed standardised data extraction, synthesis and risk of bias (RoB) assessment.
resultsA total of 2240 references were identified. Forty-seven of them fulfilled the inclusion criteria. Remote monitoring (n=35) was most frequently studied, with telephone/video calls being the most common mode of delivery (n=30). Of the 34 studies investigating outcomes of remote care, the majority addressed efficacy and user perception; 34% and 21% of them, respectively, reported a superiority of remote care as compared with F2F care. Time and cost savings were reported as major benefits, technical aspects as major drawback in the 13 studies that investigated drivers and barriers of remote care. No study addressed remote care implementation. The main limitation of the studies identified was the heterogeneity of outcomes and methods, as well as a substantial RoB (50% of studies with high RoB).
conclusionsRemote care leads to similar or better results compared with F2F treatment concerning efficacy, safety, adherence and user perception outcomes, with the limitation of heterogeneity and considerable RoB of the available studies.
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