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ArticleJournal of medical Internet research2024

Platform-Based Patient-Clinician Digital Health Interventions for Care Transitions: Scoping Review.

Chantal Backman, Rosie Papp, Aurelie Tonjock Kolle, Steve Papp, Sarah Visintini, Ana Lúcia Schaefer Ferreira de Mello, Gabriela Marcellino de Melo Lanzoni, Anne Harley

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Article in Journal of medical Internet research, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

Chantal Backman *University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada.ORCID 0000-0001-7431-8159
Rosie Papp *University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada.ORCID 0009-0000-8618-4936
Aurelie Tonjock KolleUniversity of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada.ORCID 0000-0001-7160-1223
Steve PappThe Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, ON, Canada.ORCID 0000-0002-8752-387X
Sarah VisintiniUniversity of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada.ORCID 0000-0001-6966-1753
Ana Lúcia Schaefer Ferreira de MelloUniversidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0001-9591-7361
Gabriela Marcellino de Melo LanzoniUniversidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0001-5935-8849
Anne HarleyBruyère Continuing Care, Ottawa, ON, Canada.ORCID 0000-0002-4731-6606

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundCare transitions are complex and can make patients vulnerable to adverse events. Poor communication among clinicians, patients, and their caregivers is a critical gap during these periods of transition. Technology solutions such as platform-based patient-clinician digital health interventions (DHIs) can provide support and education to patients.

objectiveThe aims of this scoping review were to explore the literature on platform-based patient-clinician DHIs specific to hospital-to-home care transitions and identify the barriers to and enablers of the uptake and implementation of these DHIs.

methodsA scoping review was conducted. A total of 4 databases (MEDLINE, CINAHL, Embase, and the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials) were searched on July 13, 2022. Studies involving patients aged >18 years who used platform-based DHIs during their hospital-to-home transition were included. In total, 2 reviewers independently screened the articles for eligibility using a 2-stage process of title and abstract and full-text screening. Eligible studies underwent data extraction, and the results were analyzed using descriptive and narrative methods.

resultsWe screened 8322 articles, of which 97 (1.17%) met our inclusion criteria. DHIs were implemented using a mobile app (59/97, 61%), a web-based platform (28/97, 29%), or a combination of both (10/97, 10%). The 2 most common health conditions related to the DHIs were cardiac disease (22/97, 23%) and stroke (11/97, 11%). Outcomes varied greatly but were grouped by health care use, complications, and wellness outcomes. The top 2 barriers were lack of interest (13/97, 13%) and time constraints to use the DHIs (10/97, 10%), and the top 2 enablers were the ability to use the DHIs (17/97, 18%) and their ease of use (11/97, 11%). The main conflicting theme was access (enabler; 28/97, 29%) or limited access (barrier; 15/97, 15%) to technology or the internet.

conclusionsPlatform-based DHIs could help improve communication, coordination, and information sharing between clinicians and patients during transition periods. Further research is needed to assess the effectiveness of these platform-based DHIs on patient outcomes.

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TelemedicineDigital HealthHome Care ServicesHumansMobile Applicationscare transitiondigital health interventionmobile phonepatient-clinicianplatform based

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PMCPMC11729789

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