Centre for Online Health, Level 3, Foundation Building, Royal Children's Hospital, Herston, QLD 4029, Australia.
J Telemed Telecare. 2012 Apr;18(3):125-7. doi: 10.1258/jtt.2012.SFT101. Epub 2012 Feb 23.
Skype is a popular and free software application that allows PCs and mobile devices to be used for video communication over the Internet. We reviewed the literature to determine whether the clinical use of Skype is supported by evidence. One small (n = 7) controlled clinical trial had assessed the effect of nursing communication using Skype on elderly patients with dementia and their carers. However, we were unable to identify any large, well-designed studies which had formally evaluated the safety, clinical effectiveness, security and privacy of Skype for the routine delivery of patient care. While there were many case reports and small studies, no firm evidence either in favour of, or against the use of Skype for clinical telehealth was found. The risks and benefits of using Skype for clinical purposes are not known.
Skype 是一款广受欢迎且免费的软件应用程序，可让个人电脑和移动设备通过互联网进行视频通信。我们查阅了文献，以确定 Skype 的临床应用是否有证据支持。仅有一项小型（n = 7）对照临床试验评估了使用 Skype 进行护理沟通对痴呆老年患者及其照顾者的影响。然而，我们无法确定任何规模大、设计良好的研究，这些研究正式评估了 Skype 在常规提供患者护理方面的安全性、临床效果、安全性和隐私性。虽然有许多案例报告和小型研究，但并未发现使用 Skype 进行临床远程医疗的明确支持或反对的有力证据。使用 Skype 进行临床目的的风险和益处尚不清楚。
