Table 2.
Summary of intervention and setting characteristics (n=66)
| Value (n (%)) |
|
| Primary condition/health concern | |
| Cancer | 7 (11) |
| Cardiac conditions | 3 (5) |
| Chronic pain/musculoskeletal | 3 (5) |
| Dermatologic conditions | 4 (6) |
| Diabetes | 5 (8) |
| Kidney disease | 3 (5) |
| Mental health | 5 (8) |
| Palliative | 3 (5) |
| Specialist clinic* | 8 (12) |
| Surgery—unspecified | 3 (5) |
| Multiple conditions | 11 (17) |
| Not applicable/unspecified | 11 (17) |
| Setting/context of care delivery | |
| Ambulatory care/outpatient clinic | 40 (60) |
| Primary care | 13 (20) |
| Home and community care | 7 (11) |
| Not applicable/not specified | 6 (9) |
| Type of virtual care modality† | |
| Virtual visit/telemedicine—video | 43 (65) |
| Virtual visit/telemedicine—audio only | 37 (56) |
| Remote monitoring | 11 (17) |
| Mobile application | 11 (17) |
| Self-monitoring/wearables | 8 (12) |
| Synchronous messaging | 4 (6) |
| Asynchronous messaging | 9 (14) |
| Patient portals | 10 (15) |
| Other/not specified | 7 (11) |
| Number of Interventions | |
| 1 or 2 | 46 (70) |
| 3 or 4 | 17 (25) |
| 5 to 7 | 3 (5) |
*Medical specialties include ear nose and throat (otolaryngology), gastroenterology, neurology, gynaecology and urology.
†Percentage totals exceed 100 as studies included multiple modalities.