Telehealth for people with spinal cord injury: a narrative review

Study design Narrative review. Objectives To find and discuss what has been published about the use of telehealth, on people with spinal cord injury (teleSCI). Setting International. Method Cochrane Library, Ovid Medline, EMBASE and CINAHL, from 1996 till June 2017 have been searched. Searches in  P...

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Published in:Spinal cord 2018-07, Vol.56 (7), p.643-655
Main Authors: Irgens, I, Rekand, T, Arora, M, Liu, N, Marshall, R, Biering- Sørensen, F, Alexander, M
Format: Article
Language:English
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adults
Anatomy
Annan hälsovetenskap
Biomedical and Life Sciences
Biomedicine
care
Disorders
English language
feasibility
health
Human Physiology
Injuries
intervention
Literature reviews
Neurochemistry
Neurological diseases
Neuropsychology
Neurosciences
Neurosciences & Neurology
Nursing
Omvårdnad
Other Health Sciences
outcomes
program
randomized controlled-trial
Rehabilitation
Review Article
Reviews
self-management
Spinal cord injuries
Telemedicine
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Summary:Study design Narrative review. Objectives To find and discuss what has been published about the use of telehealth, on people with spinal cord injury (teleSCI). Setting International. Method Cochrane Library, Ovid Medline, EMBASE and CINAHL, from 1996 till June 2017 have been searched. Searches in  PsycINFO, from 1996 till September 2017, were included afterwards. Extracted data include studies in English language, containing information about spinal cord injury and disorders, and telehealth. Literature reviews, systematic reviews, and studies containing other types of neurological disorders, were excluded. Studies were grouped based on how and to whom telehealth was offered. Results Twenty nine studies were included in the review. They were categorized according to the way teleSCI was provided, and to what modality was used. Some studies utilized more than one modality. TeleSCI seems to be favorable concerning treatment and follow-up, as well as favorable socioeconomically and environmentally. The studies spanned across several aims and outcomes. There was also heterogeneity in number of participants, the differences in modalities, and in the level of evidence. Thus  it was challenging to compare studies  and make future recommendations. Conclusions TeleSCI can be used for examination and guiding purposes. Further research is warranted to evaluate optimal utilization, methodology and efficacy. Sponsorship The first author has received funding from the Norwegian Extra Foundation.
ISSN:1362-4393
1476-5624
DOI:10.1038/s41393-017-0033-3