Utility of telemedicine in sub-Saharan Africa during the COVID-19 pandemic. A rapid review.
rapid review
telemedicine
utility
Journal
Human behavior and emerging technologies
ISSN: 2578-1863
Titre abrégé: Hum Behav Emerg Technol
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 101752262
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Dec 2021
Dec 2021
Historique:
received:
24
08
2021
accepted:
01
10
2021
pubmed:
14
12
2021
medline:
14
12
2021
entrez:
13
12
2021
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Telemedicine is the use of technology to achieve remote care. This review looks at the utility of telemedicine during the pandemic, period March 2020 to February 2021. Eleven articles met inclusion criteria. There was moderate use of telemedicine in sub-Sahara Africa during the pandemic, however, there were also some limitations. Benefits of telemedicine include continuing medical service provision, connecting relatives with loved ones in quarantine, education, and awareness of mental health issues, and toxicovigilance and infection control. Challenges to the implementation of telemedicine on the continent were lack of supporting telemedicine framework and policies, digital barriers, and patient and healthcare personnel biases. To address these challenges, this article proposes the development of policy frameworks that fosters telemedicine use by all stakeholders, including medical insurance organizations, the introduction of telemedicine training of medical workers, educational awareness programs for the public, and improvement of digital platforms access and affordability.
Identifiants
pubmed: 34901772
doi: 10.1002/hbe2.297
pii: HBE2297
pmc: PMC8653215
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Review
Langues
eng
Pagination
843-853Informations de copyright
© 2021 Wiley Periodicals LLC.
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
The authors declare no competing interests.
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