Effects of telehealth by allied health professionals and nurses in rural and remote areas: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
OBJECTIVE: To describe telehealth interventions delivered by allied health professionals and nurses in rural and remote areas, and to compare the effects of telehealth interventions with standard face-to-face interventions. DATA SOURCES: CINAHL, Embase, PsycINFO and PubMed databases were searched. T...
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| author | Speyer, R. Denman, D. Wilkes-Gillan, S. Chen, Y. Bogaardt, H. Kim, J. Heckathorn, D. Cordier, Reinie |
| author_facet | Speyer, R. Denman, D. Wilkes-Gillan, S. Chen, Y. Bogaardt, H. Kim, J. Heckathorn, D. Cordier, Reinie |
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| description | OBJECTIVE: To describe telehealth interventions delivered by allied health professionals and nurses in rural and remote areas, and to compare the effects of telehealth interventions with standard face-to-face interventions. DATA SOURCES: CINAHL, Embase, PsycINFO and PubMed databases were searched. The content of relevant journals and published articles were also searched. STUDY SELECTION: Studies examining the effectiveness of allied health and nursing telehealth interventions for rural and remote populations were included in descriptive analyses. Studies comparing telehealth intervention with standard face-to-face interventions grouped by type of intervention approach were used to examine between-groups effect sizes. DATA EXTRACTION: Methodological quality of studies was rated using the QualSyst critical appraisal tool and the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Evidence Hierarchy levels. DATA SYNTHESIS: After quality ratings, 43 studies were included. A majority of studies had strong methodological quality. The disciplines of psychology and nursing were represented most frequently, as were studies using a cognitive intervention approach. Meta-analysis results slightly favoured telehealth interventions compared with face-to-face interventions, but did not show significant differences. Interventions using a combined physical and cognitive approach appeared to be more effective. CONCLUSION: Telehealth services may be as effective as face-to-face interventions, which is encouraging given the potential benefits of telehealth in rural and remote areas with regards to healthcare access and time and cost savings. |
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| spelling | curtin-20.500.11937-627272018-02-01T05:58:34Z Effects of telehealth by allied health professionals and nurses in rural and remote areas: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Speyer, R. Denman, D. Wilkes-Gillan, S. Chen, Y. Bogaardt, H. Kim, J. Heckathorn, D. Cordier, Reinie OBJECTIVE: To describe telehealth interventions delivered by allied health professionals and nurses in rural and remote areas, and to compare the effects of telehealth interventions with standard face-to-face interventions. DATA SOURCES: CINAHL, Embase, PsycINFO and PubMed databases were searched. The content of relevant journals and published articles were also searched. STUDY SELECTION: Studies examining the effectiveness of allied health and nursing telehealth interventions for rural and remote populations were included in descriptive analyses. Studies comparing telehealth intervention with standard face-to-face interventions grouped by type of intervention approach were used to examine between-groups effect sizes. DATA EXTRACTION: Methodological quality of studies was rated using the QualSyst critical appraisal tool and the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Evidence Hierarchy levels. DATA SYNTHESIS: After quality ratings, 43 studies were included. A majority of studies had strong methodological quality. The disciplines of psychology and nursing were represented most frequently, as were studies using a cognitive intervention approach. Meta-analysis results slightly favoured telehealth interventions compared with face-to-face interventions, but did not show significant differences. Interventions using a combined physical and cognitive approach appeared to be more effective. CONCLUSION: Telehealth services may be as effective as face-to-face interventions, which is encouraging given the potential benefits of telehealth in rural and remote areas with regards to healthcare access and time and cost savings. 2017 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/62727 10.2340/16501977-2297 Stiftelsen Rehabiliteringsinformation unknown |
| spellingShingle | Speyer, R. Denman, D. Wilkes-Gillan, S. Chen, Y. Bogaardt, H. Kim, J. Heckathorn, D. Cordier, Reinie Effects of telehealth by allied health professionals and nurses in rural and remote areas: A systematic review and meta-analysis. |
| title | Effects of telehealth by allied health professionals and nurses in rural and remote areas: A systematic review and meta-analysis. |
| title_full | Effects of telehealth by allied health professionals and nurses in rural and remote areas: A systematic review and meta-analysis. |
| title_fullStr | Effects of telehealth by allied health professionals and nurses in rural and remote areas: A systematic review and meta-analysis. |
| title_full_unstemmed | Effects of telehealth by allied health professionals and nurses in rural and remote areas: A systematic review and meta-analysis. |
| title_short | Effects of telehealth by allied health professionals and nurses in rural and remote areas: A systematic review and meta-analysis. |
| title_sort | effects of telehealth by allied health professionals and nurses in rural and remote areas: a systematic review and meta-analysis. |
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