Tran V, Lam MK, Amon KL, Brunner M, Hines M, Penman M, Lowe R, Togher L. Interdisciplinary eHealth for the care of people living with traumatic brain injury: A systematic review.
Brain Inj 2017;
31:1701-1710. [PMID:
29064300 DOI:
10.1080/02699052.2017.1387932]
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Abstract
OBJECTIVE
To identify literature which discusses the barriers and enablers of eHealth technology and which evaluates its role in facilitating interdisciplinary team work for the care of people with a traumatic brain injury (TBI).
DESIGN
Systematic review.
DATA SOURCES
Studies were identified by searching CINAHL, Embase, Medline, PsycINFO, Scopus, and Web of Science.
STUDY SELECTION
Studies included in the review were required to feature an eHealth intervention which assisted interdisciplinary care for people with TBI.
DATA EXTRACTION
Descriptive data for each study described the eHealth intervention, interdisciplinary team, outcomes, and barriers and facilitators in implementing eHealth interventions.
RESULTS
The search resulted in 1389 publications, of which 35 were retrieved and scanned in full. Six studies met all the inclusion criteria for the review. Four different eHealth interventions were identified: (i) an electronic goals systems, (ii) telerehabilitation, (iii) videoconferencing, and (iv) a point-of-care team-based information system. Various barriers and facilitators were identified in the use of eHealth.
CONCLUSION
eHealth interventions have been reported to support interdisciplinary teams for the care of TBI. However, there is a substantial gap in existing literature regarding the barriers and enablers which characterize a successful interdisciplinary eHealth model for people with TBI.
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