Effectiveness of Telemedicine for Musculoskeletal Disorders: Umbrella Review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Several systematic reviews (SRs) assessing the use of telemedicine for musculoskeletal conditions have been published in recent years. However, the landscape of evidence on multiple clinical outcomes remains unclear.

Objective

We aimed to summarize the available evidence from SRs on telemedicine for musculoskeletal disorders.

Methods

We conducted an umbrella review of SRs with and without meta-analysis by searching PubMed and EMBASE up to July 25, 2022, for SRs of randomized controlled trials assessing telemedicine. We collected any kind of patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs), patient-reported experience measures (PREMs), and objective measures, including direct and indirect costs. We assessed the methodological quality with the AMSTAR 2 tool (A Measu

SUBMITTER: Bargeri S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10873802 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature