Analisi sistematica di servizi di telemedicina a supporto della morbilità: tecnologie e prospettive

Titolo Rivista MECOSAN
Autori/Curatori Fabrizio Striani, Claudio Rocco
Anno di pubblicazione 2022 Fascicolo 2022/121
Lingua Italiano Numero pagine 28 P. 63-90 Dimensione file 0 KB
DOI 10.3280/mesa2022-121oa13861
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Lo scopo principale di questa ricerca è di fornire una revisione sistematica della letteratura scientifica in merito all’uso della telemedicina rivolta a pazienti caratterizzati da situazioni di morbilità (in alcuni casi di vera e propria cronicità), cercando di mettere in evidenza come questa sia accolta dai pazienti, la sua efficacia nelle cure e in che modo essa incrementi l’accesso ai servizi sanitari e con quali tecnologie.La review di letteratura è stata condotta utilizzando l’approccio Tranfield (2003), metodo efficiente e di alta qualità per selezionare e valutare in maniera oggettiva e quantitativa gli studi presi in esame. La metodologia è stata seguita passo dopo passo, analizzando parole chiave, argomenti, qualità delle riviste e giungendo, alla fine, alla selezione di alcuni paper che sono stati analizzati in dettaglio. Tali lavori, inoltre, vengono confrontati tra loro e classificati secondo metriche significative, valutando anche le tecnologie e le metodologie utilizzate.A valle della review sistematica è stato possibile riscontrare che la maggior parte dei pazienti coinvolti nei programmi di telemedicina è propensa all’utilizzo di questo nuovo modello di erogazione di servizi sanitari e i risultati clinici sembrano essere incoraggianti.Gli stessi risultati suggeriscono che i servizi di telemedicina sono apprezzati dai pazienti, aumentano l’accesso alle cure e potrebbero rappresentare un modo efficace ed efficiente per affrontare al meglio emergenze e pandemie, abbassando i costi complessivi e promuovendo, altresì, l’inclusione sociale.

Parole chiave:; telemedicina; tecnologia dell’informazione e della comunicazione (ICT); servizi di e-health; revisione sistematica della letteratura (SLR); approccio Tranfield; gestione della morbilità

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