School of Management and Information Sciences, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.
Department of Anesthesia, Lung Diseases Research Center, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.
Stud Health Technol Inform. 2022 Nov 3;299:118-125. doi: 10.3233/SHTI220969.
Telemedicine can provide a solution for disease management during the COVID-19 pandemic. This literature review aims to explore the role of telemedicine during the COVID-19 pandemic for management of cancer patients.
A comprehensive systematic search was conducted in PubMed, Science Direct, EMBASE, and Web of Science databases for the papers published until April 2021. Studies were included in case they had practically used telemedicine in the management of cancer patients during the COVID-19 crisis.
After screening 2614 titles and abstracts and reviewing 305 full-texts, 16 studies were found to be eligible. The results indicated that most of the patients contacted by telemedicine services mostly used to intract with patients breast cancer (n=4, 25%). The most common use of telemedicine was the provision of virtual visit services (n=10, 62.25%). Besides, communication was most frequently provided by live video conferences (n=11, 68.75%).
Telemedicine can provide continued access to necessary health services in oncology care and serve as an important role in pandemic planning and response.
远程医疗可以为 COVID-19 大流行期间的疾病管理提供解决方案。本文献综述旨在探讨远程医疗在 COVID-19 大流行期间对癌症患者管理的作用。
在 PubMed、Science Direct、EMBASE 和 Web of Science 数据库中进行了全面的系统检索，以检索截至 2021 年 4 月发表的论文。纳入的研究实际上在 COVID-19 危机期间使用远程医疗来管理癌症患者。
经过筛选 2614 篇标题和摘要并审查了 305 篇全文，发现有 16 项研究符合条件。结果表明，远程医疗服务联系的大多数患者主要与乳腺癌患者（n=4，25%）互动。远程医疗的最常见用途是提供虚拟就诊服务（n=10，62.25%）。此外，通过视频会议进行的沟通最为频繁（n=11，68.75%）。
远程医疗可以为肿瘤学护理中的必要卫生服务提供持续的服务，并在大流行规划和应对中发挥重要作用。
