Health Information Management Department, School of Allied Medical Sciences, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Master of Medical Informatics, Tehran 1439957181, Iran.
School of nursing and midwifery, Hormozgan University of Medical Sciences, Bachelor of Surgical Technology, Bandar Abbas 7933144192, Iran.
J Public Health (Oxf). 2024 Aug 25;46(3):447-457. doi: 10.1093/pubmed/fdae063.
The COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 posed significant communication challenges, especially in the healthcare sector. Telepathology provides a valuable means for healthcare providers to communicate. This study investigated the key challenges and benefits of telepathology in education through a systematic review of relevant studies conducted during this period.
This systematic review was conducted in 2022. We utilized databases, including PubMed, Google Scholar and ScienceDirect. Our search was performed from 7 February 2022 to 13 February 2022. We selected articles based on inclusion criteria and used the Critical Appraisal Skills Program checklist to assess study strengths and limitations. We extracted data using a checklist and synthesized the results narratively.
We initially identified 125 articles, and after screening, 15 were included in the study. These studies reported various challenges, including cost, technology, communication problems, educational difficulties, time wasting, legal issues and family distraction problems. Conversely, studies mentioned benefits, such as care improvement, better education, time efficiency, proper communication, cost and technology advancement.
The results of this study will help future efforts and investigations to implement and set up telepathology. Based on our review, despite the challenges, the benefits of telepathology in education are greater than these obstacles, indicating its potential for future use.
2020 年的 COVID-19 大流行带来了重大的沟通挑战，特别是在医疗保健领域。远程病理学为医疗保健提供者提供了宝贵的沟通手段。本研究通过对这一时期进行的相关研究进行系统回顾，调查了远程病理学在教育中的主要挑战和益处。
本系统回顾于 2022 年进行。我们利用了数据库，包括 PubMed、Google Scholar 和 ScienceDirect。我们的搜索从 2022 年 2 月 7 日至 2 月 13 日进行。我们根据纳入标准选择了文章，并使用关键评估技能计划清单评估了研究的优势和局限性。我们使用清单提取数据，并以叙述方式综合结果。
我们最初确定了 125 篇文章，经过筛选，有 15 篇被纳入研究。这些研究报告了各种挑战，包括成本、技术、沟通问题、教育困难、浪费时间、法律问题和家庭干扰问题。相比之下，研究提到了益处，如改善护理、更好的教育、时间效率、适当的沟通、成本和技术进步。
本研究的结果将有助于未来努力和调查实施和建立远程病理学。根据我们的综述，尽管存在挑战，但远程病理学在教育中的益处大于这些障碍，这表明它有未来应用的潜力。
