Online video versus face-to-face patient-surgeon consultation: a systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Online video consultation (OVC) is increasingly used in patient-surgeon pre-surgical and follow-up consultation but a comprehensive review assessing its benefits and downsides as compared to face-to-face (F2F) consultation is currently lacking. This systematic review evaluated the effectiveness of OVC as compared to F2F consultation.

Methods

A literature search (Ovid/Medline, Embase, and Clarivate Analytics/Web of Science Core Collection) was conducted including studies comparing efficacy, patient and surgeon satisfaction, and information recall between OVC and F2F patient-surgeon consultation (inception-December 4, 2023).

Results

Out of 1021 studies, 14 studies with 13,564 patients met the eligibility criteria, consisting of seven RCTs, three prospective,

SUBMITTER: Ten Haaft BHEA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11614914 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature