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. 2016 Jan 5;17:7. doi: 10.1186/s13063-015-0984-7

Erratum Table 2.

Randomized, controlled trials involving video based physician visits with patients in clinical environments (N = 11)

Study Year Sample size Study population Intervention(s) Duration Primary outcomes Results
Fortney JC et al. [8] 2013 364 Individuals with depression Randomized to practice-based or telemedicine-base collaborative care 18 months • Clinical • Telemedicine-based collaborative care yielded better outcomes for depressed patients
Moreno FA et al. [9] 2012 167 Hispanic adults with depression Randomized to telemedicine care from a psychiatrist or usual care from a primary care physician 6 months • Clinical • All participants improved on clinical measures
• Quality of life • Time to improvement was shorter in telemedicine group
Ferrer-Roca O et al. [7] 2010 800 Primary care patients referred for specialized care Randomized to face-to-face hospital referral or telemedicine from specialist 6 months • Quality of life • Telemedicine care was comparable to face-to-face care
• Diagnosis and examination to start treatment were faster in the telemedicine group
Stahl JE, Dixon RF [12] 2010 175 Patients in a general primary care practice Interviewed face-to-face and via videoconferencing, order randomized 2 visits • Satisfaction • Patients and providers were highly satisfied with videoconferencing but preferred face-to-face
• Willingness to pay • Technical quality of video calls had significant impact on satisfaction
Dorsey ER et al. [6] 2010 14 Individuals with Parkinson disease Randomized to usual care or care via telemedicine 6 months • Feasibility • Virtual house calls were feasible
• Virtual house calls improved disease-specific measures significantly compared to usual care.
Dixon RF, Stahl JE [5] 2009 175 Patients in a general primary care practice Randomized to one virtual visit and one face-to-face, or two face-to-face consultations 2 visits • Diagnostic agreement • Physicians and patients highly satisfied with virtual visits
• Satisfaction • Diagnostic agreement between virtual and in-person evaluation was similar to comparison of two in-person evaluations
Ahmed SN et al. [2] 2008 41 Epilepsy patients Randomized to telemedicine follow up or conventional 1 visit • Cost effectiveness • 90 % of patients in both groups satisfied with quality of services
• Cost to patients and caregivers • Cost of telemedicine production was similar to patient savings
• Satisfaction
O’Reilly R et al. [10] 2007 495 Patients referred for psychiatric consult Randomized to face to face or telepsychiatry 4 months • Clinical • Similar outcomes were seen in both arms
• Cost effectiveness • Telepsychiatry was at least 10 % less expensive than in-person care
• Satisfaction • Both groups expressed similar satisfaction
De Las Cuevas C et al. [4] 2006 140 Psychiatric outpatients Randomized to face-to-face or telepsychiatry 24 weeks • Clinical • Telepsychiatry had equivalent efficacy to face-to-face care
Ruskin PE et al. [11] 2004 119 Veterans with depression Randomized to telepsychiatry or in-person psychiatrist visits 6 months • Clinical • Both groups were equivalent in clinical outcomes, cost, patient adherence, and patient satisfaction.
• Cost effectiveness
• Healthcare resource utilization
• Satisfaction
Bishop JE et al. [3] 2002 17 Psychiatric patients Randomized to videoconference or face-to-face 4 months • Satisfaction • Similar satisfaction observed in both groups