Guest editorial special issue on mobile telemedicine and telehealth systems

Istepanian, R.S.H.

doi:10.1109/titb.2000.870028

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“…In developed countries several programs have been deployed, and they have been promptly reported for 10-15 years (e.g., in the United Kingdom [4,5], in Finland [6], in Europe [7], in Taiwan [8], and world-wide [9]). Some more recent programs were devoted to include also medical education, such as in Western Australia [10], where the program has been mainly used for remote education (76% of the considered cases), without neglecting other goals such as wound cases (55%), and psychiatry cases (54%), and store-and-forward ECG (ElectroCardioGraphy) recordings.…”

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Telemedicine for Developing Countries

Combi¹,

Pozzani²,

2016

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SummaryBackground: Developing countries need telemedicine applications that help in many situations, when physicians are a small number with respect to the population, when specialized physicians are not available, when patients and physicians in rural villages need assistance in the delivery of health care. Moreover, the requirements of telemedicine applications for developing countries are somewhat more demanding than for developed countries. Indeed, further social, organizational, and technical aspects need to be considered for successful telemedicine applications in developing countries. Objective: We consider all the major projects in telemedicine, devoted to developing countries, as described by the proper scientific literature. On the basis of such literature, we want to define a specific taxonomy that allows a proper classification and a fast overview of telemedicine projects in developing countries. Moreover, by considering both the literature and some recent direct experiences, we want to complete such overview by discussing some design issues to be taken into consideration when developing telemedicine software systems. Methods: We considered and reviewed the major conferences and journals in depth, and looked for reports on the telemedicine projects. Results: We provide the reader with a survey of the main projects and systems, from which we derived a taxonomy of features of telemedicine systems for developing countries. We also propose and discuss some classification criteria for design issues, based on the lessons learned in this research area. Conclusions: We highlight some challenges and recommendations to be considered when designing a telemedicine system for developing countries.

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Telemedicine for Developing Countries

Combi¹,

Pozzani²,

2016

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“…LMICs within this study were determined according to World Bank classifications (22). Studies were limited to those published in English from 2000-2020 given the global inception of evidence on mobile telemedicine (23) and increased interest in their use in LMICs over this period. In addition to these sources, reference lists of identified articles and key references of relevant systematic reviews were searched.…”

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Views and experiences of young people on using mHealth platforms for sexual and reproductive health services in rural low- and middle-income countries: a qualitative systematic review

Laar,

Harris,

Khan

et al. 2023

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In low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), reproductive health programs use mobile health (mHealth) platforms to deliver a broad range of SRH information and services to young people in rural areas. However, young people’s experiences of using mobile phone platforms for SRH services in the rural contexts of LMICs remains unexplored. This review qualitatively explored the experiences and perceptions of young people’s use of mobile phone platforms for SRH information and services. This qualitative evidence synthesis was conducted through a systematic search of online databases: Medline, Embase, CINAHL, PsycInfo and Scopus. We included peer reviewed articles that were conducted between 2000 and 2020 and used qualitative methods. The methodological quality of papers was assessed by two authors using Grading of Recommendations, Assessment, Development and Evaluation (GRADE) and Confidence in Evidence from Reviews of Qualitative research (CERQual) approach with the identified papers synthesized using a narrative thematic analysis approach. The 26 studies included in the review were conducted in a wide range of LMIC rural settings. The studies used seven different types of mHealth platforms in providing access to SRH information and services on contraception, family planning, sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) education. Participant preferences for use of SRH service platforms centred on convenience, privacy and confidentiality, as well as ease and affordability. High confidence was found in the studies preferencing text messaging, voice messaging, and interactive voice response services while moderate confidence was found in studies focused on phone calls. The overall constraint for platforms services included poor and limited network and electricity connectivity (high confidence in the study findings), limited access to mobile phones and mobile credit due to cost, influence from socio-cultural norms and beliefs and community members (moderate confidence in the study findings), language and literacy skills constraints (high confidence in the study findings). The findings provide valuable information on the preferences of mHealth platforms for accessing SRH services among young people in rural settings in LMICs and the quality of available evidence on the topic. As such, the findings have important implications for health policy makers and implementers and mHealth technology platform developers on improving services for sustainable adoption and integration in LMIC rural health systems.

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“…A systematic search of six online journal databases was carried out to find relevant mHealth studies in the context of LMICs. Searches were limited to studies published in English from January 2000 to December 2020 as the field of mHealth has emerged over the last two decades [34].…”

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Perspectives of health care professionals’ on delivering mHealth sexual and reproductive health services in rural settings in low-and-middle-income countries: a qualitative systematic review

Laar

Harris

Shifti

et al. 2022

BMC Health Serv Res

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Background In low to middle income countries (LMICs) with limited health care providers (HCPs) and health infrastructure, digital technologies are rapidly being adopted to help augment service delivery. In this sphere, sexual and reproductive health (SRH) services are increasingly leveraging mobile health (mHealth) technologies to improve service and information provision in rural areas. This systematic review aimed to identify HCPs perspectives on barriers to, and facilitators of, mobile phone based SRH services and information in rural areas of LMICs from current literature. Methods Searches were conducted using the following databases: Medline, Scopus, PsychINFO, CINAHL and Cochrane Library. Based on the inclusion and exclusion criteria, twelve full text qualitative studies published in English between January 2000 and December 2020 were included. The methodological quality of papers was assessed by two authors using the critical skills appraisal programme and synthesized using the narrative thematic analysis approach. Results Positive HCPs experiences surrounding the provision of mHealth based SRH services in LMICs included saving consultation time, ability to shift tasks, reduction in travel costs, easy referrals and follow up on clients, convenience in communicating health information confidentially, and the ability to consult groups of clients remotely rather than face-to-face. Barriers to the provision of mHealth reported by HCPs included lack of technological infrastructure, unreliable networks, limited power, the cost of mobile airtime/data and mobile phones and limited technological literacy or skills. Conclusions Implementing innovative mHealth based SRH services could bridge a service provision and access gap of SRH information and services in rural areas of LMICs. Despite the advantages of this technology, several challenges associated with delivering mHealth SRH services need to be urgently addressed to enable scale-up and integration of sexual and reproductive mHealth into rural health systems.

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Guest editorial special issue on mobile telemedicine and telehealth systems

Cited by 11 publications

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Telemedicine for Developing Countries

Telemedicine for Developing Countries

Views and experiences of young people on using mHealth platforms for sexual and reproductive health services in rural low- and middle-income countries: a qualitative systematic review

Perspectives of health care professionals’ on delivering mHealth sexual and reproductive health services in rural settings in low-and-middle-income countries: a qualitative systematic review

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