Telehealth and patient satisfaction: a systematic review and narrative analysis
Background The use of telehealth steadily increases as it has become a viable modality to patient care. Early adopters attempt to use telehealth to deliver high-quality care. Patient satisfaction is a key indicator of how well the telemedicine modality met patient expectations.Objective The objectiv...
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| description | Background The use of telehealth steadily increases as it has become a viable modality to patient care. Early adopters attempt to use telehealth to deliver high-quality care. Patient satisfaction is a key indicator of how well the telemedicine modality met patient expectations.Objective The objective of this systematic review and narrative analysis is to explore the association of telehealth and patient satisfaction in regards to effectiveness and efficiency.Methods Boolean expressions between keywords created a complex search string. Variations of this string were used in Cumulative Index of Nursing and Allied Health Literature and MEDLINE.Results 2193 articles were filtered and assessed for suitability (n=44). Factors relating to effectiveness and efficiency were identified using consensus. The factors listed most often were improved outcomes (20%), preferred modality (10%), ease of use (9%), low cost 8%), improved communication (8%) and decreased travel time (7%), which in total accounted for 61% of occurrences.Conclusion This review identified a variety of factors of association between telehealth and patient satisfaction. Knowledge of these factors could help implementers to match interventions as solutions to specific problems. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-44722de21e274383bc8cde065e54c0ad2025-02-01T18:05:11ZengBMJ Publishing GroupBMJ Open2044-60552017-08-017810.1136/bmjopen-2017-016242Telehealth and patient satisfaction: a systematic review and narrative analysisClemens Scott Kruse0Nicole Krowski1Blanca Rodriguez2Lan Tran3Jackeline Vela4Matthew Brooks5Texas State University, San Marcos, Texas, USATexas State University, San Marcos, Texas, USATexas State University, San Marcos, Texas, USATexas State University, San Marcos, Texas, USATexas State University, San Marcos, Texas, USATexas State University, San Marcos, Texas, USABackground The use of telehealth steadily increases as it has become a viable modality to patient care. Early adopters attempt to use telehealth to deliver high-quality care. Patient satisfaction is a key indicator of how well the telemedicine modality met patient expectations.Objective The objective of this systematic review and narrative analysis is to explore the association of telehealth and patient satisfaction in regards to effectiveness and efficiency.Methods Boolean expressions between keywords created a complex search string. Variations of this string were used in Cumulative Index of Nursing and Allied Health Literature and MEDLINE.Results 2193 articles were filtered and assessed for suitability (n=44). Factors relating to effectiveness and efficiency were identified using consensus. The factors listed most often were improved outcomes (20%), preferred modality (10%), ease of use (9%), low cost 8%), improved communication (8%) and decreased travel time (7%), which in total accounted for 61% of occurrences.Conclusion This review identified a variety of factors of association between telehealth and patient satisfaction. Knowledge of these factors could help implementers to match interventions as solutions to specific problems.https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/7/8/e016242.full |
| spellingShingle | Clemens Scott Kruse Nicole Krowski Blanca Rodriguez Lan Tran Jackeline Vela Matthew Brooks Telehealth and patient satisfaction: a systematic review and narrative analysis BMJ Open |
| title | Telehealth and patient satisfaction: a systematic review and narrative analysis |
| title_full | Telehealth and patient satisfaction: a systematic review and narrative analysis |
| title_fullStr | Telehealth and patient satisfaction: a systematic review and narrative analysis |
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| title_short | Telehealth and patient satisfaction: a systematic review and narrative analysis |
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| url | https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/7/8/e016242.full |
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