Topic
Telemedicine research, explained
8 open-access telemedicine studies, each with a flashcard deck and a quiz.
- What does Long COVID look like over 7 months?
In 3,762 respondents, recovery usually took >35 weeks; fatigue, PEM, and cognitive issues dominated after month 6, with major work impacts.
- Phone telemonitoring in heart failure
Mobile telemonitoring improved heart-failure quality of life over six months with strong adherence.
- Tele-orthopedics costs less than hospital visits
In a Norwegian RCT, remote orthopedic video visits cost less than hospital outpatient visits with similar QALY gains.
- Video orthopaedics non-inferior to clinic
Remote video orthopaedic consultations met the trial’s non-inferiority margin versus standard outpatient visits.
- How did rural telemedicine change in COVID?
Rural Ontario telemedicine use jumped from about 1.4% of patients in 2012 to 28% in early 2020 as temporary billing codes expanded virtual care.
- WeChat monitoring of home COVID patients
WeChat-based telemedicine monitored 74 home-quarantined COVID-19 patients; 8% needed admission and all recovered.
- Can COVID patients be watched safely at home virtually?
An Australian virtual hospital enrolled most local outpatient COVID-19 cases with frequent video contact and saw few escalations and no deaths in the study window.
- Dementia-carer internet support forum
Over 12 weeks on Alzheimer’s Society’s Talking Point forum, caregiving relationship quality improved but anxiety and depression scores did not.