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Telestroke, tele-oncology and teledialysis: a systematic review to analyse the outcomes of active therapies delivered with telemedicine support
We conducted a systematic review of studies involving telemedicine supervision of active treatment for rural patients in the fields of stroke, medical oncology and nephrology. Searches were performed on the MEDLINE, CINAHL and INFORMIT databases. A total of 521 articles were found, and an additional 42 articles were identified by searching the reference lists. After removing duplicates, screening the abstracts and assessing the full text of the articles, 14 articles remained. Nine concerned telestroke, two concerned tele-oncology and three concerned teledialysis. Most studies did not undertake randomisation, allocation con...
Source: Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare - June 3, 2015 Category: Information Technology Authors: Jhaveri, D., Larkins, S., Sabesan, S. Tags: RESEARCH/Systematic Reviews Source Type: research