Imelda GI clinical research centre, Imelda General Hospital Bonheiden, Bonheiden, Belgium.
Department of Hepato-Gastroenterology, University Hospitals Gasthuisberg Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.
Dig Liver Dis. 2017 Dec;49(12):1320-1326. doi: 10.1016/j.dld.2017.08.026. Epub 2017 Aug 24.
Patients with inflammatory bowel disease need close monitoring for an optimal disease management. For this, e-health technologies are promising tools. But the current evidence for the implementation of e-health in inflammatory bowel disease is weak. For this a critical evaluation of the existing evidence is presented. Furthermore some essential conditions need to be full-filled. We need a robust digital infrastructure that is workable for the patient and the healthcare provider. Important legal issues need to be solved to protect the patient. And the e-health technologies will have to proof their durability, feasibility and acceptance for the patient on the long term.
炎症性肠病患者需要密切监测以实现最佳疾病管理。为此，电子健康技术是有前途的工具。但是，电子健康在炎症性肠病中的应用的现有证据很薄弱。为此，提出了对现有证据的批判性评估。此外，还需要满足一些基本条件。我们需要一个强大的数字基础设施，对患者和医疗保健提供者都可行。需要解决重要的法律问题，以保护患者。并且电子健康技术必须长期证明其对患者的耐用性、可行性和可接受性。
