Telehealth Interventions Delivering Home-based Support Group Videoconferencing: Systematic Review.

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:Group therapy and education and support sessions are used within health care across a range of disciplines such as chronic disease self-management and psychotherapy interventions. However, there are barriers that constrain group attendance, such as mobility, time, and distance. Using videoconferencing may overcome known barriers and improve the accessibility of group-based interventions. OBJECTIVE:The aim of this study was to review the literature to determine the feasibility, acceptability, effectiveness, and implementation of health professional-led group videoconferencing to provide education or social support or both, into the home setting. METHODS:Electronic databases were searched using predefined search terms for primary interventions for patient education and/or social s

SUBMITTER: Banbury A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5816261 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature