The Role of Telehealth during the COVID-19 Outbreak: A Systematic Review Based on Current Evidence

TARGET GROUP: HEALTH SERVICES TO PUBLIC

OBJECTIVES

·        To identify the role of telehealth services in preventing, diagnosing, treating, and controlling diseases during the COVID-19 outbreak.

·        To improve the provision of health services. Therefore, telehealth should be an important tool in care services while keeping patients and health providers safe during the COVID-19 outbreak.

SUMMARY

The outbreak of coronavirus disease-19 (COVID-19) is a public health emergency of international concern. Telehealth is an effective option to fight the outbreak of COVID-19.

This systematic review was conducted through searching five databases including PubMed, Scopus, Embase, Web of Science, and Science Direct. Inclusion criteria included studies clearly defining any use of telehealth services in all aspects of health care during COVID-19 outbreak, published from December 31, 2019, written in English language and published in peer reviewed journals. Two reviewers independently assessed search results, extracted data, and assessed the quality of the included studies. Quality assessment was based on the Critical Appraisal Skills Program (CASP) checklist. Narrative synthesis was undertaken to summarize and report the findings.

REFERENCE

https://bmcpublichealth.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12889-020-09301-4