Mobile health technology for remote home monitoring after surgery: a meta-analysis.
Br J Surg
; 108(11): 1304-1314, 2021 11 11.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-34661649
A systematic review was performed to determine how mobile health (mHealth) technology is being used to track surgical patients after hospital discharge, and whether exposure to mHealth is associated with differences in postoperative recovery. Remote home monitoring via mHealth is feasible and flexible enough to meet the demands of a variety of patients and clinical teams. Exposure to mHealth also appears to be associated with a reduction in both emergency department visits and hospital readmissions as well as accelerated improvements in quality of life. mHealth represents an important next step in postoperative surveillance, although better performance data, targeted incentives and clearer guidelines are still needed.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Quality of Life
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Telemedicine
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Aftercare
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Biomedical Technology
Type of study:
Guideline
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Health_technology_assessment
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Prognostic_studies
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Systematic_reviews
Aspects:
Patient_preference
Limits:
Humans
Language:
En
Journal:
Br J Surg
Year:
2021
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
United States
Country of publication:
United kingdom