Shamsabadi Ahmadreza, Pashaei Zahra, Karimi Amirali, Mirzapour Pegah, Qaderi Kowsar, Marhamati Mahmoud, Barzegary Alireza, Fakhfouri Amirata, Mehraeen Esmaeil, SeyedAlinaghi SeyedAhmad, Dadras Omid
Department of Health Information Technology Esfarayen Faculty of Medical Sciences Esfarayen Iran.
Iranian Research Center for HIV/AIDS, Iranian Institute for Reduction of High-Risk Behaviors Tehran University of Medical Sciences Tehran Iran.
Health Sci Rep. 2022 Mar 14;5(2):e557. doi: 10.1002/hsr2.557. eCollection 2022 Mar.
The use of new technologies such as the Internet of Things (IoT) in the management of chronic diseases, especially in the COVID pandemics, could be a life-saving appliance for public health practice. The purpose of the current study is to identify the applications and capability of IoT and digital health in the management of the COVID-19 pandemic.
This systematic review was conducted by searching the online databases of PubMed, Scopus, and Web of Science using selected keywords to retrieve the relevant literature published until December 25th, 2021. The most relevant original English studies were included after initial screening based on the inclusion criteria.
Overall, 18 studies were included. Most of the studies reported benefits and positive responses in the form of patients' and healthcare providers' satisfaction and trust in the online systems. Many services were provided to the patients, including but not limited to training the patients on their conditions; monitoring vital signs and required actions when vital signs were altered; ensuring treatment adherence; monitoring and consulting the patients regarding diet, physical activity, and lifestyle.
IoT is a new technology, which can help us improve health care services during the COVID-19 pandemic. It has a network of various sensors, obtaining data from patients. We have found several applications for this technology. Future studies can be conducted for the capability of other technologies in the management of chronic diseases.
在慢性病管理中使用诸如物联网（IoT）等新技术，尤其是在新冠疫情期间，可能成为公共卫生实践中的一种救生工具。本研究的目的是确定物联网和数字健康在新冠疫情管理中的应用及能力。
本系统综述通过使用选定关键词搜索PubMed、Scopus和Web of Science在线数据库来检索截至2021年12月25日发表的相关文献。根据纳入标准进行初步筛选后，纳入最相关的英文原创研究。
总体而言，共纳入18项研究。大多数研究报告了以患者和医疗服务提供者对在线系统的满意度和信任度形式呈现的益处和积极反馈。为患者提供了许多服务，包括但不限于对患者进行病情培训；监测生命体征以及生命体征改变时所需采取的行动；确保治疗依从性；就饮食、体育活动和生活方式对患者进行监测和咨询。
物联网是一项新技术，可帮助我们在新冠疫情期间改善医疗服务。它拥有各种传感器网络，可从患者那里获取数据。我们已发现该技术的多种应用。未来可针对其他技术在慢性病管理中的能力开展研究。
