Use of Telehealth During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Scoping Review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

With over 37.8 million cases and over 1 million deaths worldwide, the COVID-19 pandemic has created a societal and economic upheaval of unparalleled magnitude. A positive transformation has been brought about by innovative solutions in the health care sector that aim to mitigate the impact of COVID-19 on human health. For instance, the use of telehealth has been on the rise amidst this public health emergency.

Objective

Given the unprecedented scale of the pandemic with no definitive endpoint, we aimed to scope the existing telehealth-related literature during a defined period of the ongoing pandemic (ie, January to June 2020).

Methods

Our scoping review was guided by the Joanna Briggs Institute Reviewer Manual. We systematically searched PubMed and Embase

SUBMITTER: Doraiswamy S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7710390 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature