Virtual Care/Telehealth Archives

The effectiveness of telehealth versus face-to face interventions for anxiety disorders: A systematic review and meta-analysis – Natalia Krzyzaniak et al.

Lucia Marcello2024-04-10T17:27:42+10:00COVID-19, Mental Health, Publications, Virtual Care/Telehealth|

Worldwide, it is estimated that 264 million people meet the diagnostic criteria for anxiety conditions. Effective treatment regimens consist of cognitive and behavioural therapies. During the COVID-19 pandemic, treatment delivery relied heavily on telemedicine technologies which enabled remote consultation with patients via phone or video [...]

A Virtual Hospital Model of Care for Low Back Pain, Back@Home: Protocol for a Hybrid Effectiveness-Implementation Type-I Study A Virtual Hospital Model of Care for Low Back Pain, Back@Home: Protocol for a Hybrid Effectiveness-Implementation Type-I Study – Alla Melman et al.

Lucia Marcello2024-04-07T14:21:05+10:00Audit and feedback, Low back pain, Musculoskeletal, Pain, Publications, Virtual Care/Telehealth|

The primary aim of the Back@Home study is to assess the effectiveness of a virtual hospital model of care to reduce the length of admission in people presenting to ED with musculoskeletal LBP. A secondary aim is to evaluate the acceptability and feasibility of the [...]

Remotely delivered physiotherapy is as effective as face-to-face physiotherapy for musculoskeletal conditions (REFORM): a randomised trial – Hannah G Withers et al.

Lucia Marcello2024-04-07T14:10:21+10:00Musculoskeletal, Physiotherapy, Publications, Randomised Control Trial (RCT), Research, Virtual Care/Telehealth|

The REFORM trial was a randomised, controlled non-inferiority trial in which participants were randomised to either remotely delivered physiotherapy or usual care . The assessor and statisticians were blinded. The protocol was published and the trial was prospectively registered. Participants were recruited from five public [...]

RECITAL: a non-inferiority randomised control trial evaluating a virtual fracture clinic compared with in-person care for people with simple fractures (study protocol) – Min Jiat Teng et al.

Lucia Marcello2024-04-07T13:15:38+10:00Imaging, Musculoskeletal, Pain, Physiotherapy, Publications, Surgery, Treatment, Virtual Care/Telehealth|

Most simple undisplaced fractures can be managed without surgery by immobilising the limb with a splint, prescribing medication for pain, and providing advice and early rehabilitation. Recent systematic reviews based on retrospective observational studies have reported that virtual fracture clinics can deliver follow-up care that [...]

Factors influencing the implementation of early discharge hospital at home and admission avoidance hospital at home: a qualitative evidence synthesis – Jason A Wallis et al.

Lucia Marcello2024-04-07T12:50:24+10:00Ageing, Emergency Department, Health professionals, Health system, Publications, Shared decision making, Virtual Care/Telehealth|

Worldwide there is an increasing demand for Hospital at Home as an alternative to hospital admission. Although there is a growing evidence base on the effectiveness and cost‐effectiveness of Hospital at Home, health service managers, health professionals and policy makers require evidence on how to [...]

Qualitative and Quantitative Evaluation of an Innovative Primary and Secondary Diabetes Clinic in Western Sydney – Sumathy Ravi et al.

Lucia Marcello2024-04-05T15:56:55+11:00COVID-19, Diabetes, Primary Care, Publications, Shared decision making, Virtual Care/Telehealth|

Integrated care models such as this Community Diabetes Clinic can be feasible when enabled by virtual care. This case study demonstrated a promising integrated model that was acceptable to both health providers and patient with improved clinical outcomes. Future research could investigate the feasibility of [...]

Telehealth follow-up consultations for melanoma patients during the COVID-19 pandemic: Patient and clinician satisfaction – Ali Al-Rikaby et al.

Lucia Marcello2024-04-06T14:51:33+11:00Cancer, COVID-19, Health policy, Health professionals, Insurance, Melanoma, Publications, Virtual Care/Telehealth|

The COVID-19 pandemic caused rapid implementation of telehealth for melanoma follow-up care in Australia. This study explores Australian melanoma patients and clinicians' level of satisfaction with telehealth.

Comparison of Telephone and Video Telehealth Consultations: Systematic Review – Oyungerel Byambasuren et al.

Lucia Marcello2024-04-06T14:51:43+11:00Clinical quality, COVID-19, Health professionals, Health system, Practitioners, Publications, Virtual Care/Telehealth|

Telehealth has been used for health care delivery for decades, but the COVID-19 pandemic greatly accelerated the uptake of telehealth in many care settings globally. However, few studies have carried out a direct comparison among different telehealth modalities, with very few studies having compared the [...]

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