Borycki Elizabeth M, van Sinderen Femke, Peute Linda Dusseljee, Zinovich Sasha, Kaufman David, Vimarlund Vivian, Kushniruk Andre W
School of Health Information Science, University of Victoria, Victoria, Canada.
Amsterdam University Medical Centers, Amsterdam, Netherlands.
Yearb Med Inform. 2024 Aug;33(1):45-51. doi: 10.1055/s-0044-1800717. Epub 2025 Apr 8.
The importance of virtual care has been highlighted by the recent pandemic which emphasized the need for effectively providing care remotely. In addition, the development of a range of emerging technologies to support virtual care has accelerated this trend. Technologies may vary in complexity from low (e.g., technologies that can be used easily by patients) to high (e.g., use of sophisticated software and hardware to support virtual care). In this article virtual care is first defined, followed by a discussion of a range of virtual care technologies. A framework is then described that can be used to consider and reason about virtual care in terms of both technology complexity as well as patient complexity. Examples of virtual care that can be considered using the framework are provided. It is argued that achieving an appropriate fit between the level of complexity of the technology involved and patient context will lead to improved care and ultimately precision virtual care. Implications of the approach presented are explored.
近期的疫情凸显了虚拟护理的重要性，它强调了远程有效提供护理的必要性。此外，一系列支持虚拟护理的新兴技术的发展加速了这一趋势。技术的复杂性可能各不相同，从低（例如患者可轻松使用的技术）到高（例如使用复杂的软件和硬件来支持虚拟护理）。本文首先对虚拟护理进行定义，随后讨论一系列虚拟护理技术。接着描述一个框架，该框架可用于从技术复杂性和患者复杂性两方面来考虑和推理虚拟护理。提供了可使用该框架来考虑的虚拟护理示例。有人认为，使所涉及技术的复杂程度与患者情况实现适当匹配将带来更好的护理，并最终实现精准虚拟护理。本文探讨了所提出方法的影响。
