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      Implementations and strategies of telehealth during COVID-19 outbreak: a systematic review

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          Background

          Telehealth is an effective option to fight the outbreak of COVID-19. This review aims to systematically characterize the utilization and applications of telehealth during the COVID-19 pandemic focusing mainly on technology implementations.

          Methods

          This study was conducted in accordance with Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA). The literature search was conducted in Science Direct, IEEE XPLORE, Scopus, and Web of Science databases from January 2020 until July 2021, with an English language restriction. A quality assessment was based on the Critical Appraisal Skills Programs checklist.

          Results

          The included studies focused on the implementation of technology for telehealth, multidisciplinary approach, service satisfaction, guidelines, and medical training. They provided illustrative insight into the strategy of telehealth in different medical specialties, such as pediatric gastroenterology, oncology, ophthalmology, and laryngology. Nonsurgical specialties had the greatest number of telehealth visits. Clinicians showed positive attitudes toward the implementation of video telehealth visits; patients report high levels of satisfaction with this care and strong interest in continuing this modality as a significant portion of clinical practice.

          Conclusions

          This systematic review provided an illustrative insight into the strategy of telehealth for different purposes. According to our findings, telehealth may be used in different medical area with a clear strategy of intervention according to patients’ and doctors’ needs.

          Supplementary Information

          The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1186/s12913-022-08235-4.

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          The PRISMA 2020 statement: an updated guideline for reporting systematic reviews

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          The Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) statement, published in 2009, was designed to help systematic reviewers transparently report why the review was done, what the authors did, and what they found. Over the past decade, advances in systematic review methodology and terminology have necessitated an update to the guideline. The PRISMA 2020 statement replaces the 2009 statement and includes new reporting guidance that reflects advances in methods to identify, select, appraise, and synthesise studies. The structure and presentation of the items have been modified to facilitate implementation. In this article, we present the PRISMA 2020 27-item checklist, an expanded checklist that details reporting recommendations for each item, the PRISMA 2020 abstract checklist, and the revised flow diagrams for original and updated reviews.
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            The role of telehealth during COVID-19 outbreak: a systematic review based on current evidence

            Elham Monaghesh, Alireza Hajizadeh (2020)
            Background The outbreak of coronavirus disease-19 (COVID-19) is a public health emergency of international concern. Telehealth is an effective option to fight the outbreak of COVID-19. The aim of this systematic review was to identify the role of telehealth services in preventing, diagnosing, treating, and controlling diseases during COVID-19 outbreak. Methods This systematic review was conducted through searching five databases including PubMed, Scopus, Embase, Web of Science, and Science Direct. Inclusion criteria included studies clearly defining any use of telehealth services in all aspects of health care during COVID-19 outbreak, published from December 31, 2019, written in English language and published in peer reviewed journals. Two reviewers independently assessed search results, extracted data, and assessed the quality of the included studies. Quality assessment was based on the Critical Appraisal Skills Program (CASP) checklist. Narrative synthesis was undertaken to summarize and report the findings. Results Eight studies met the inclusion out of the 142 search results. Currently, healthcare providers and patients who are self-isolating, telehealth is certainly appropriate in minimizing the risk of COVID-19 transmission. This solution has the potential to prevent any sort of direct physical contact, provide continuous care to the community, and finally reduce morbidity and mortality in COVID-19 outbreak. Conclusions The use of telehealth improves the provision of health services. Therefore, telehealth should be an important tool in caring services while keeping patients and health providers safe during COVID-19 outbreak.
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                Stefania De Simone: stefania.desimone@unina.it
                Journal
                Journal ID (nlm-ta): BMC Health Serv Res
                Journal ID (iso-abbrev): BMC Health Serv Res
                Title: BMC Health Services Research
                Publisher: BioMed Central (London )
                ISSN (Electronic): 1472-6963
                Publication date (Electronic): 28 June 2022
                Publication date PMC-release: 28 June 2022
                Publication date Collection: 2022
                Volume: 22
                Electronic Location Identifier: 833
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                [1 ]GRID grid.4691.a, ISNI 0000 0001 0790 385X, Department of Political Sciences, , University of Naples Federico II, Largo S. Marcellino, ; Naples, Italy
                [2 ]GRID grid.4691.a, ISNI 0000 0001 0790 385X, Department of Neurosurgical, Reproductive and Odontostomatological Sciences, , University of Naples “Federico II”, ; Via Pansini, Naples, Italy
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                Publisher ID: 8235
                DOI: 10.1186/s12913-022-08235-4
                PMC ID: 9238134
                PubMed ID: 35764980
                SO-VID: 7d0c62ee-8607-478d-845e-0b5e095f1d29
                Copyright © © The Author(s) 2022
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                Date received : 2 February 2022
                Date accepted : 15 June 2022
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                ScienceOpen disciplines: Health & Social care
                Keywords: telehealth,strategies,covid-19 outbreak,review,healthcare organization
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