Barriers to Use of Remote Monitoring Technologies Used to Support Patients With COVID-19: Rapid Review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The COVID-19 pandemic has acted as a catalyst for the development and adoption of a broad range of remote monitoring technologies (RMTs) in health care delivery. It is important to demonstrate how these technologies were implemented during the early stages of this pandemic to identify their application and barriers to adoption, particularly among vulnerable populations.

Objective

The purpose of this knowledge synthesis was to present the range of RMTs used in delivering care to patients with COVID-19 and to identify perceived benefits of and barriers to their use. The review placed a special emphasis on health equity considerations.

Methods

A rapid review of published research was conducted using Embase, MEDLINE, and QxMD for records published from the ince

SUBMITTER: Houlding E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8059785 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature