Telemedicine interventions in six conflict-affected countries in the WHO Eastern Mediterranean region: a systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The COVID-19 pandemic has escalated the use of telemedicine in both high and low resource settings however its use has preceded this, particularly in conflict-affected settings. Several countries in the WHO Eastern Mediterranean (EMR) region are affected by complex, protracted crises. Though telemedicine has been used in such settings, there has been no comprehensive assessment of what interventions are used, their efficacy, barriers, or current research gaps.

Main body

A systematic search of ten academic databases and 3 grey literature sources from January 1st 2000 to December 31st 2020 was completed, identifying telemedicine interventions in select EMR conflict-affected settings and relevant enablers and barriers to their implementation. Included articles report

SUBMITTER: Parkes P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9748883 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature