Division of General Internal Medicine, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD USA ; Population, Family and Reproductive Health Sciences, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD USA ; Johns Hopkins University, Johns Hopkins Urban Health Institute, Baltimore, MD USA ; Division of Health Sciences Informatics, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD USA.
Transl Behav Med. 2011 Mar;1(1):72-82. doi: 10.1007/s13142-011-0016-4.
An increasing array of technology based tools are available for patient and consumer utilization which claim to facilitate health improvement. The efficacy of these Consumer Health Informatics tools has not previously been systematically reviewed. As such a systematic evidence review of the efficacy of consumer health informatics tools was conducted. This review also sought evidence of any barriers to future widespread utilization of these tools and evidence of economic impact of these tools on health care costs. The findings of this review indicate that while more work needs to be done, the available literature does suggest a positive impact of consumer health informatics tools on select health conditions and outcomes. Many barriers remain that must be overcome prior to widespread utilization of these tools. There was insufficient data regarding economic impact of consumer health informatics tools on healthcare costs.
越来越多的基于技术的工具可供患者和消费者使用，这些工具声称可以促进健康改善。这些消费者健康信息学工具的疗效尚未经过系统审查。因此，对消费者健康信息学工具的疗效进行了系统的证据审查。本综述还寻求了有关这些工具未来广泛使用的障碍的证据，以及这些工具对医疗保健成本的经济影响的证据。本综述的结果表明，尽管还需要做更多的工作，但现有文献确实表明消费者健康信息学工具对某些健康状况和结果有积极影响。在广泛使用这些工具之前，仍然存在许多必须克服的障碍。关于消费者健康信息学工具对医疗保健成本的经济影响的数据还不够充分。
