Exploring the impact of telemedicine in chronic patients from diverse socioeconomic contexts: systematic review of qualitative studies.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Telemedicine has a positive impact on improving health literacy and disease management ability of chronic disease patients and reducing the medical burden. However, telemedicine still has many problems in chronic disease management. We should actively solve the problems and maximize the functions of telemedicine.

Objective

To explore the application and improvement of telemedicine in chronic disease self-management to provide important insights from functional module analysis for stakeholders, healthcare professionals, and policymakers to promote the development of telemedicine in chronic disease management.

Design

We conducted a systematic review and qualitative synthesis of five English databases including PubMed, Embase, Web of Science, Cochrane Database

SUBMITTER: Li Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11813940 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature