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    Effects of telehealth by allied health professionals and nurses in rural and remote areas: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

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    Authors
    Speyer, R.
    Denman, D.
    Wilkes-Gillan, S.
    Chen, Y.
    Bogaardt, H.
    Kim, J.
    Heckathorn, D.
    Cordier, Reinie
    Date
    2017
    Type
    Journal Article
    
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    Speyer, R. and Denman, D. and Wilkes-Gillan, S. and Chen, Y. and Bogaardt, H. and Kim, J. and Heckathorn, D. et al. 2017. Effects of telehealth by allied health professionals and nurses in rural and remote areas: A systematic review and meta-analysis.. Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine.
    Source Title
    Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine
    DOI
    10.2340/16501977-2297
    ISSN
    1651-2081
    School
    School of Occ Therapy, Social Work and Speech Path
    URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/62727
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    • Curtin Research Publications
    Abstract

    OBJECTIVE: To describe telehealth interventions delivered by allied health professionals and nurses in rural and remote areas, and to compare the effects of telehealth interventions with standard face-to-face interventions. DATA SOURCES: CINAHL, Embase, PsycINFO and PubMed databases were searched. The content of relevant journals and published articles were also searched. STUDY SELECTION: Studies examining the effectiveness of allied health and nursing telehealth interventions for rural and remote populations were included in descriptive analyses. Studies comparing telehealth intervention with standard face-to-face interventions grouped by type of intervention approach were used to examine between-groups effect sizes. DATA EXTRACTION: Methodological quality of studies was rated using the QualSyst critical appraisal tool and the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Evidence Hierarchy levels. DATA SYNTHESIS: After quality ratings, 43 studies were included. A majority of studies had strong methodological quality. The disciplines of psychology and nursing were represented most frequently, as were studies using a cognitive intervention approach. Meta-analysis results slightly favoured telehealth interventions compared with face-to-face interventions, but did not show significant differences. Interventions using a combined physical and cognitive approach appeared to be more effective. CONCLUSION: Telehealth services may be as effective as face-to-face interventions, which is encouraging given the potential benefits of telehealth in rural and remote areas with regards to healthcare access and time and cost savings.

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