Study | Year | Sample size | Study population | Intervention(s) | Duration | Primary outcomes | Results |
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Dorsey ER et al. [14] | 2013 | 20 | Individuals with Parkinson disease | Randomized to (1) in-person care or (2) care via telemedicine | 7 months | • Feasibility | • Virtual house calls were feasible |
• Quality of life | • As effective as in-person care | ||||||
McCrossan B et al. [15] | 2012 | 83 | Infants with congenital heart defects | Randomized to (1) videoconferencing support, (2) telephone support, or (3) control | 10 weeks | • Acceptability | • Clinicians were more confident in treating patients in video visits vs. telephone |
• Healthcare resource utilization | • Parents were satisfied with video visits • Healthcare resource utilization was lower in video-conferencing group | ||||||
Leon A et al. [17]a | 2011 | 83 | Individuals with HIV | Randomized to (1) usual care or (2) Virtual Hospital care for one year, then crossed over after one year | 2 years | • Clinical | • Satisfaction with Virtual Hospital was high |
• Healthcare resource utilization | • Clinical outcomes were similar for both groups | ||||||
• Quality of life | |||||||
• Satisfaction | |||||||
Morgan GJ et al. [16] | 2008 | 30 | Parents of children with severe congenital heart disease | Randomized to (1) telephone or (2) videoconferencing follow-up | 6 weeks | • Parents’ anxiety | • Videoconferencing decreased anxiety levels compared to telephone and allowed better clinical information |
• Clinical | |||||||
• Clinician and patient satisfaction | |||||||
Dallolio L et al. [19] | 2008 | 137 | Individuals with spinal cord injury | Randomized to (1) home (or nursing home or hospital) telemedicine (physician and nurse) and telerehabilitation (therapist) or (2) standard post-discharge care | 6 months | • Clinical | • Telemedicine patients at one out of four sites had statistically significantly better functional improvement |
• Satisfaction | • Satisfaction with interactions with nursing and medical staff and information and treatment received were higher in the telemedicine group | ||||||
Whitlock WL et al. [18]a | 2000 | 28 | Individuals with Type II diabetes | Randomized to (1) home videoconferencing (monthly physician calls and weekly nurse calls) or (2) standard in-person care | 3 months | • Clinical | • Some clinical outcomes improved significantly more in the telemedicine group |
• Quality of life | • Quality of life was unchanged | ||||||
• Satisfaction | • Physicians and case managers reported high subjective utility of telemedicine | ||||||
• Technology problems were an obstacle |