Article
Sport Sciences
Patrick J. Owen, Shelley E. Keating, Christopher D. Askew, Kelly M. Clanchy, Paul Jansons, Ralph Maddison, Andrew Maiorana, Jenna McVicar, Suzanne Robinson, Christopher Neason, Matthew J. Clarkson, Niamh L. Mundell
Summary: This study examined the effectiveness of exercise physiology services provided during the COVID-19 pandemic. The results showed that these services improved a range of client reported outcomes regardless of delivery mode. Further exploration of cost-effectiveness is warranted.
SPORTS MEDICINE-OPEN
(2023)
Review
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Farnaz Khoshrounejad, Mahsa Hamednia, Ameneh Mehrjerd, Shima Pichaghsaz, Hossein Jamalirad, Mahdi Sargolzaei, Benyamin Hoseini, Shokoufeh Aalaei
Summary: Telehealth services have shown great value during the COVID-19 pandemic, providing support for patients and healthcare providers. Most studies used synchronous communication and focused on aspects such as prevention, screening, diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up of COVID-19. Challenges identified in the literature included technology acceptance, concerns about subjective patient assessment accuracy, and technical issues.
FRONTIERS IN PUBLIC HEALTH
(2021)
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Lindsey Nicole Horrell, Sara Hayes, Leslie Beth Herbert, Katie MacTurk, Lauren Lawhon, Carmina G. Valle, Amrita Bhowmick
Summary: Nearly half of the study sample reported participating in telehealth in the past 4 months. Future efforts to engage individuals with underlying medical conditions in telehealth should focus on outreach to men, members of lower-income households, and aging populations. These results may help inform and refine future health communications to further engage this at-risk population in telehealth as the pandemic continues.
JOURNAL OF MEDICAL INTERNET RESEARCH
(2021)
Article
Sport Sciences
Patrick J. Owen, Shelley E. Keating, Christopher D. Askew, Kelly M. Clanchy, Paul Jansons, Ralph Maddison, Andrew Maiorana, Jenna McVicar, Suzanne Robinson, Niamh L. Mundell
Summary: The COVID-19 pandemic has led to an increase in telehealth delivery of exercise physiology services, with a decrease in in-person delivery. The main factors limiting adoption are the physical and cognitive capacity of clients, as well as access to reliable delivery platforms.
SPORTS MEDICINE-OPEN
(2022)
Article
Urology & Nephrology
Giulia Gava, Alessandra Daphne Fisher, Stefania Alvisi, Ilaria Mancini, Alessandro Franceschelli, Renato Seracchioli, Maria Cristina Meriggiola
Summary: Transgender people in Italy faced various psychological, physical, and social obstacles during the COVID-19 outbreak, leading to a negative impact on their mental health. Access to endocrinological and mental health care services was limited, highlighting the need for improved healthcare provision for vulnerable populations during pandemics.
JOURNAL OF SEXUAL MEDICINE
(2021)
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Emma E. Thomas, Helen M. Haydon, Ateev Mehrotra, Liam J. Caffery, Centaine L. Snoswell, Annie Banbury, Anthony C. Smith
Summary: The COVID-19 pandemic has led to significant growth in telehealth services globally, including in Australia. It is crucial to consider the long-term sustainability of telehealth post-pandemic, with a focus on developing a skilled workforce, empowering consumers, reforming funding, improving digital ecosystems, and integrating telehealth into routine care.
JOURNAL OF TELEMEDICINE AND TELECARE
(2022)
Review
Health Care Sciences & Services
Donovan A. McGrowder, Fabian G. Miller, Kurt Vaz, Melisa Anderson Cross, Lennox Anderson-Jackson, Sophia Bryan, Lyndon Latore, Rory Thompson, Dwight Lowe, Shelly R. McFarlane, Lowell Dilworth
Summary: Telehealth has become an essential means of communication between patients and healthcare providers globally, with increasing demand for its services among breast cancer patients. The application of telehealth in breast cancer treatment has shown feasibility and effectiveness in improving clinical, psychological, and social outcomes. In particular, telerehabilitation and teleoncology have significantly grown in the past decade and since the COVID-19 pandemic, providing opportunities for cancer care at every stage of the continuum for breast cancer patients.
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Ho So, Evelyn Chow, Isaac T. Cheng, Sze-Lok Lau, Tena K. Li, Cheuk-Chun Szeto, Lai-Shan Tam
Summary: The study found that physician-assessed disease activity and patient's socio-economic status were important factors in determining the preference for telemedicine (TM) or in-person follow-up in patients with SLE during the COVID-19 pandemic.
FRONTIERS IN MEDICINE
(2021)
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Emilie Dehours, Frederic Balen, Alexandre Saccavini, Patrick Roux, Charles-Henri Houze-Cerfon
Summary: The study focused on describing the calls received by the Tele-Medical Assistance Service (TMAS) during the COVID-19 epidemic, showing that TMAS was able to provide assistance in terms of telemedicine, logistics, and operations for both professional sailors and passengers/recreational sailors.
TELEMEDICINE AND E-HEALTH
(2021)
Article
Oncology
EunMee Yang, Weidong Lu, Anna M. Tanasijevic, Jennifer A. Ligibel
Summary: After the outbreak of COVID-19, virtual acupressure sessions were implemented to provide continuing supportive care for cancer patients. The findings suggest that remotely delivered acupressure can significantly reduce symptom burden in cancer patients, highlighting its importance.
SUPPORTIVE CARE IN CANCER
(2023)
Article
Clinical Neurology
Vikram Shivkumar, Thyagarajan Subramanian, Pinky Agarwal, Zoltan Mari, Tiago A. Mestre, Parkinson Study Group
Summary: The survey results showed that the use of virtual visits via synchronous video conferencing increased significantly from 39.5% to 94.6% during the COVID-19 pandemic for PD clinical care. Despite some barriers, technology has the potential to enhance patient care and convenience.
PARKINSONISM & RELATED DISORDERS
(2021)
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Isaac S. Chua, Molly Olmsted, Rachel Plotke, Yael Turk, Chardria Trotter, Simone Rinaldi, Mihir Kamdar, Vicki A. Jackson, Emily R. Gallagher-Medeiros, Areej El-Jawahri, Jennifer S. Temel, Joseph A. Greer
Summary: During the COVID-19 pandemic, outpatient palliative care clinicians faced challenges in delivering care. Technical difficulties for video visits improved, while challenges related to absent patients' family members worsened during in-person visits.
JOURNAL OF PAIN AND SYMPTOM MANAGEMENT
(2022)
Review
Clinical Neurology
Daniel G. Eichberg, Gregory W. Basil, Long Di, Ashish H. Shah, Evan M. Luther, Victor M. Lu, Maggy Perez-Dickens, Ricardo J. Komotar, Allan D. Levi, Michael E. Ivan
Summary: Neurosurgical telemedicine shows promise in resource scarce times like during global pandemics, with a 99.6% success rate in patient management. Telemedicine encounters were equivalent or superior to alternative patient encounter mediums in 15 out of 16 studies.
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
F. Martos-Perez, M. D. Martin-Escalante, J. Olalla-Sierra, J. L. Prada-Pardal, M. D. Garcia-de-Lucas, R. Gonzalez-Vega, A. Jimenez-Puente, J. Garcia-Alegria
Summary: The study revealed that telephone visits during the COVID-19 lockdown performed better than previous in-person visits, showing higher compliance and discharge rates, while also reducing ancillary tests and referrals. Within 30-60 days after the telephone visits, there was a significant reduction in emergency department visits and hospital admissions compared to in-person visits.
QJM-AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MEDICINE
(2021)
Editorial Material
Obstetrics & Gynecology
Vassilis G. Giannakoulis, Ilias Giannakodimos, Andreas Kalampalikis, Kyriaki Migklis, Stella Roidi, Lina Michala
Summary: The study assessed the feasibility and satisfaction of a hybrid telemedicine model in pediatric and adolescent gynecology, showing promising potential.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF GYNECOLOGY & OBSTETRICS
(2022)
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Javad Pool, Morteza Namvar, Saeed Akhlaghpour, Farhad Fatehi
Summary: This study examines social media discourses and users' opinions about telehealth during the COVID-19 pandemic using social media analytics. The results reveal the main topics and emotions related to telehealth in areas such as digital health service delivery, pandemic response, communication and promotion, government action, and various health service domains. These findings can guide public health authorities and healthcare professionals in addressing user concerns and enhancing their experiences.
JOURNAL OF TELEMEDICINE AND TELECARE
(2022)
Article
Information Science & Library Science
Mahnaz Samadeik, Peivand Bastani, Farhad Fatehi
Summary: This study presents a bibliometric analysis of the concept of digital divide in the COVID-19 era. The findings suggest that telemedicine and Internet access and use are the main clusters of research topics, with a focus on addressing inequalities in online health care access. The study highlights the importance of developing egalitarian Internet access policies for all community members.
HEALTH INFORMATION AND LIBRARIES JOURNAL
(2022)
Review
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Mahdieh Montazeri, Mitra Montazeri, Kambiz Bahaadinbeigy, Mohadeseh Montazeri, Ali Afraz
Summary: This study summarized the use of machine learning techniques for predicting schizophrenia and bipolar disorder, with the aim of aiding early and timely diagnosis of these diseases. The results showed that random forests algorithm had higher accuracy and sensitivity in predicting schizophrenia and bipolar disorder compared to support vector machine and gradient boosting algorithms.
HEALTH SCIENCE REPORTS
(2023)
Review
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Sadrieh Hajesmaeel-Gohari, Saeideh Goharinejad, Elaheh Shafiei, Kambiz Bahaadinbeigy
Summary: This study reviewed articles on the use of digital games in rehabilitating speech disorders and found that digital games can improve patients' speech and motivation in therapy. Although the impact of digital games on speech disorders is positive, personalized speech therapy should be considered in designing these games.
HEALTH SCIENCE REPORTS
(2023)
Review
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Khadijeh Moulaei, Kambiz Bahaadinbeigy, AliAkbar Haghdoostd, Mansour S. Nezhad, Mohammad Gheysari, Abbas Sheikhtaheri
Summary: The aim of this study was to identify the parameters necessary for designing successful rehabilitation games and the outcomes of using these games in upper limb disabilities rehabilitation. After screening, 21 articles related to upper limb rehabilitation games were included in this study. Game difficulty, attractiveness, and positive or negative audiovisual feedback were the most important parameters for designing successful rehabilitation games, with increased patient motivation, improved musculoskeletal performance, and increased user enjoyment and motivation being the most important positive outcomes.
HEALTH SCIENCE REPORTS
(2023)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Fatemeh Dinari, Kambiz Bahaadinbeigy, Somayyeh Bassiri, Esmat Mashouf, Saiyad Bastaminejad, Khadijeh Moulaei
Summary: This study aimed to identify the barriers, benefits, and facilitators of utilizing speech recognition technology in nursing reports, based on a questionnaire survey of 200 ICU nurses in Mashhad city, Iran. The most common benefits were paperwork reduction, performance improvement, and cost reduction. The most common barriers were lack of specialized staff and training, as well as the need to edit and control document quality. The most common facilitators were the ability to fully review documentation processes, creation of integrated data, and possibility of error correction.
HEALTH SCIENCE REPORTS
(2023)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Parastoo Amiri, Habibollah Pirnejad, Kambiz Bahaadinbeigy, Mahdie Shojaei Baghini, Parviz Rashidi Khazaee, Zahra Niazkhani
Summary: This study aimed to understand the factors influencing the adoption of electronic personal health records (ePHR) for Alzheimer's disease (AD) care. Interviews with neurologists and caregivers revealed that factors such as performance expectancy, effort expectancy, social influence, facilitating conditions, and sociodemographic factors influenced ePHR adoption. Participants had positive attitudes towards the ease of use of ePHRs and considered them efficient and useful in improving patient care and treatment.
HEALTH SCIENCE REPORTS
(2023)
Review
Health Care Sciences & Services
Khadijeh Moulaei, Kambiz Bahaadinbeigy, Hamid Sharifi
Summary: Telemedicine interventions have a positive impact on medication adherence among patients with mental disorders by offering remote support and monitoring, leading to improved management of mental disorders.
JOURNAL OF TELEMEDICINE AND TELECARE
(2023)
Review
Medicine, General & Internal
Parasto Amiri, Zahra Niazkhani, Habibollah Pirnejad, Mahdie ShojaeiBaghini, Kambiz Bahaadinbeigy
Summary: This study aimed to evaluate the use of telemedicine systems for patients with Alzheimer's disease and their caregivers. The results showed that telemedicine has the potential to reduce costs, improve clinical outcomes, and increase satisfaction among patients, caregivers, and healthcare providers. The study also identified facilitators and barriers influencing the use of telemedicine in this population.
ARCHIVES OF IRANIAN MEDICINE
(2022)
Review
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Milad Ahmadi Marzaleh, Mahmoudreza Peyravi, Negar Azhdari, Kambiz Bahaadinbeigy, Roxana Sharifian, Taha Samad-Soltani, Fatemeh Sarpourian
Summary: This study systematically reviewed the potential uses of virtual reality for the rehabilitation of individuals suffering from COVID-19. The results showed that virtual reality games could enhance functional and cognitive consequences, improve patient satisfaction levels, and empower patients to take charge of their own healthcare.
HEALTH SCIENCE REPORTS
(2022)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Fatemeh Sarpourian, Taha Samad-Soltani, Khadijeh Moulaei, Kambiz Bahaadinbeigy
Summary: The present study aimed to investigate the effect of VR therapy and counseling on students' public speaking anxiety and social anxiety. The results showed that VR and counseling did not have an impact on social anxiety, but they reduced public speaking anxiety.
HEALTH SCIENCE REPORTS
(2022)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Parasto Amiri, Khadijeh Moulaei, Kambiz Bahaadinbeigy, Mohammad Mehdi Ghaemi, Abbas Sheikhtaheri
Summary: This study investigated information-seeking behaviors related to COVID-19 among students at Kerman University of Medical Sciences. The findings revealed that social media platforms such as WhatsApp, Telegram, Instagram, and satellite networks were the primary sources of COVID-19 news for students. These platforms also contained rumors about COVID-19. Virtual training provided through mass media mainly focused on preventative measures. The study concluded that social media has a significant impact on students' willingness to engage in preventative behaviors and take the COVID-19 risk seriously.
HEALTH SCIENCE REPORTS
(2022)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Khadijeh Moulaei, Zahra Dinari, Fatemeh Dinari, Yunes Jahani, Kambiz Bahaadinbeigy
Summary: This study investigated the role of social networks in diabetes self-care. The results showed that there was a significant relationship between the use of self-care services provided through social networks and education level, but not gender, age, type of diabetes, or duration of diabetes. The most important self-care educations included recognizing diabetes and its complications, observing personal hygiene, and understanding the impact of physical activity on diabetes control. The benefits of using social networks included increasing patient knowledge and understanding about diabetes and its complications, reducing the consumption of high-calorie foods and sugars, and promoting personal and public health.
HEALTH SCIENCE REPORTS
(2022)
Article
Medical Informatics
Kambiz Bahaadinbeigy, Abbas Sheikhtaheri, Farhad Fatehi, Khadijeh Moulaei
Summary: This study aims to develop and evaluate a telemedicine system for the management and monitoring of patients with diabetic foot. The study was conducted in four phases, including identifying the information needs and characteristics, designing a prototype system, evaluating system usability, and analyzing user satisfaction. The results showed that most information needs and characteristics were considered in the system design, and the system received high satisfaction from users.
HEALTHCARE INFORMATICS RESEARCH
(2022)
Article
Rehabilitation
Maryam Eslami Jahromi, Leila Ahmadian, Kambiz Bahaadinbeigy
Summary: The study demonstrates that tele-speech therapy has a significant positive impact on the recovery of patients with stutter, with high satisfaction reported by the participants.
DISABILITY AND REHABILITATION-ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY
(2022)
