eHealth Technologies for Screening, Diagnosis, and Management of Viral Hepatitis: A Systematic Review

Haridy, James; Iyngkaran, Guru; Nicoll, Amanda; Hebbard, Geoffrey; Tse, Edmund; Fazio, Timothy

doi:10.1016/j.cgh.2020.09.011

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“…In general, mHealth solutions have proven to be effective in improving healthcare services. 16 As mHealth applications can provide cost-effective mitigations for prevalent diseases, they can solve financial constraints, which are one of the key obstacles for delivering healthcare services for populations in developing countries. 17 Apart from pre existing problems of childhood infectious, perinatal and nutritional disorders, due to the transformation of life habits and urbanization, the populations of developing countries also face chronic noncommunicable illnesses such as adult cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and depression.…”

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Demand for Mobile Health in Developing Countries During COVID-19: Vietnamese’s Perspectives from Different Age Groups and Health Conditions

Nguyen¹,

Tran²,

Doan³

et al. 2022

PPA

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Background: Vietnam's economy and intellectual standards have witnessed significant development, improving conditions for residents to acquire novel mHealth applications. Additionally, the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic has influenced Vietnamese awareness of healthcare; however, previous studies have only been clinician-centered rather than customer-centered. Methods: This study addresses this literature gap by interviewing 50 Vietnamese participants grouped by age, namely Generation X, Generation Y, and Generation Z, and health conditions, namely whether participants or family members have chronic illness. The study utilized semi-structured and in-depth interviews to collect the data and used thematic analysis to analyze the data under the unified theory of acceptance and use of technology framework. Results: Most participants were willing to adopt this technology and demanded a convenient and user-friendly one-stop-shop solution, endorsements from credible and authoritative sources, and professional customer services. However, each group also had distinctive demands and behaviors. Conclusion:This study contributes theoretically by providing context-rich demand for Vietnamese customers across three generations and healthcare conditions during the COVID-19 pandemic and comparing their behavior with pre-COVID literature. While this research provides helpful information for potential app developers, this study also suggests that mHealth developers and policymakers should pay more attention to the differences in the demand of age groups and health conditions.

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Section: Dovepressmentioning

confidence: 99%

Demand for Mobile Health in Developing Countries During COVID-19: Vietnamese’s Perspectives from Different Age Groups and Health Conditions

Nguyen¹,

Tran²,

Doan³

et al. 2022

PPA

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“…Overall, as suggested by a recent systematic review of the literature [ 62 ], telemedicine is therefore effective in optimizing the viral hepatitis care cascade and managing its treatment, with virological response rates comparable to or higher than the standard of care (face-to-face) and significantly lower costs [ 60 , 62 ]. It represents a useful support for decentralization, favoring access to care especially when the availability of specialist visits appears limited for managerial reasons (e.g., PWUD, prisoners) or structural ones (e.g., remote areas).…”

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Can Telemedicine Optimize the HCV Care Cascade in People Who Use Drugs? Features of an Innovative Decentralization Model and Comparison with Other Micro-Elimination Strategies

Nevola

Rosato²,

Conturso³

et al. 2022

Biology

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People who use drugs (PWUDs) are a crucial population in the global fight against viral hepatitis. The difficulties in linkage to care, the low adherence to therapy, the frequent loss to follow-up and the high risk of re-infection make the eradication process of the hepatitis C virus (HCV) really hard in this viral reservoir. Several management and treatment models have been tested with the aim of optimizing the HCV care cascade in PWUDs. Models of decentralization of the care process and integration of services seem to provide the highest success rates. Giving this, telemedicine could favor the decentralization of diagnostic-therapeutic management, key for the implementation of linkage to care, reduction of waiting times, optimization of adherence and results and reduction of the costs. The purpose of this literature review is to examine the role and possible impact of telemedicine in optimizing the HCV care cascade, comparing the different care models that have shown to improve the linkage to care and therapeutic adherence in this special population.

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“…An efficient method of improving HCV screening is essential to eliminate HCV. Automatic computerized alerts are the optimal method in clinical practice [9]. Electronic reminder systems have shown promising outcomes in Japan and the United States [10,11].…”

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Micro-Elimination of Hepatitis C among Patients with Kidney Disease by Using Electronic Reminder System—A Hospital-Based Experience

Hsu

et al. 2022

JCM

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Background: Little is known about the use of an electronic reminder system for HCV screening among patients with kidney disease. In this study, we tried to determine whether reminder systems could improve the HCV screening rate in patients with kidney disease. Methods: Patients with kidney disease were enrolled from August 2019 to December 2020 to automatically screen and order HCV antibody and RNA testing in outpatient departments. Results: A total of 19,316 outpatients with kidney disease were included, and the mean age was 66.5 years. The assessment rate of HCV antibody increased from 53.1% prior to the reminder system to 79.8% after the reminder system (p < 0.001), and the assessment rate of HCV RNA increased from 71% to 82.9%. The anti-HCV seropositivity rate decreased from 7.3% at baseline to 2.5% after the implementation of the reminder system (p < 0.001), and the percentage of patients with detectable HCV RNA among those with anti-HCV seropositivity decreased from 69.1% at baseline to 46.8% (p < 0.001). Conclusions: The feasibility of an electronic reminder system for HCV screening among patients with kidney disease in a hospital-based setting was demonstrated.

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eHealth Technologies for Screening, Diagnosis, and Management of Viral Hepatitis: A Systematic Review

Cited by 32 publications

References 74 publications

Demand for Mobile Health in Developing Countries During COVID-19: Vietnamese’s Perspectives from Different Age Groups and Health Conditions

Demand for Mobile Health in Developing Countries During COVID-19: Vietnamese’s Perspectives from Different Age Groups and Health Conditions

Can Telemedicine Optimize the HCV Care Cascade in People Who Use Drugs? Features of an Innovative Decentralization Model and Comparison with Other Micro-Elimination Strategies

Micro-Elimination of Hepatitis C among Patients with Kidney Disease by Using Electronic Reminder System—A Hospital-Based Experience

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