|
Author
(Reference)
|
Year
|
Country |
Population |
Intervention
(type of telemedicine)
|
Comparison
|
Outcome indicators
|
|
Datta et al.
(9)
|
2010
|
USA |
Hypertensive veterans |
A nurse-administered,
tailored information
bimonthly for 2 years via
telephone
|
Nonintervention
|
Cost per life-year
saved
|
|
Agha et al.
(10)
|
2002
|
USA |
Rural population |
Outpatient pulmonary
subspecialty consultations
via telemedicine (tele -
pulmonary)
|
1- Routine care
(patients travel from a
remote site to the hub
site to receive care)
2- On-site care
(patients receive care
at the remote site)
|
Cost per patient/year
|
|
Nelson et al.
(11)
|
2011
|
USA |
Stroke patients |
Telestroke a 2-way,
audiovisual technology
that links stroke specialists
to remote emergency
department physicians and
their stroke patients
|
Usual care
|
Costs, qualityadjusted
life years
(QALYs) incremental
cost-effectiveness
ratios
|
|
Graves et al.
(12)
|
2009
|
Australia |
Adults with established
chronic diseases
|
Telephone counseling
intervention for physical
activity and diet
|
Usual Care
|
Cost per quality
adjusted life year
gained
|
|
Crow et al.
(13)
|
2009
|
USA |
Women with DSM-IV
bulimia nervosa or eating
disorder
|
Telemedicine cognitive
behavioral therapy
|
Face-to-face cognitive
behavioral therapy
|
Cost per recovered
(abstinent) subject
|
|
Ryan et al.
(14)
|
2012
|
UK |
288 adolescents and
adults with poorly controlled
asthma
|
Mobile phone supported
self-monitoring of asthma
|
Standard paper based
monitoring
|
Changes in scores on
asthma control questionnaire
and self
efficacy
|
|
Rein et al.
(15)
|
2011
|
USA |
People with diabetes
with no or early diabetic
retinopathy
|
Telemedicine screening
|
Self-referral, biennial
evaluation, and annual
evaluation
|
Cost per quality
adjusted life year
gained
|
|
Franzini et al.
(16)
|
2011
|
USA |
ICU patients |
Tele-ICU program |
Nonintervention |
Average daily costs,
costs per case, and
costs per patient
|
|
Eminović et al.
(17)
|
2010
|
Netherlands |
Patients were referred to
one of the recruited
dermatologists
|
Teledermatology
|
Conventional process |
Costs per dermatology
patient care episode
|
|
Dowie et al.
(18)
|
2009
|
UK |
Babies and children |
A telecardiology service
introduced alongside
outreach clinics
|
Conventional
|
Clinical outcomes
and mean NHS costs
per patient
|
|
Whited et al.
(19)
|
2005
|
USA |
Diabetic populations |
Non-mydriatic digital teleophthalmology
system
(Joslin Vision Network)
|
Traditional clinicbased
ophthalmoscopy
examinations with
pupil dilation
|
The number of true
positive cases of
proliferative diabetic
retinopathy detected,
the number of
patients treated with
panretinal laser
photocoagulation, and
the number of cases
of severe vision loss
averted
|
|
Aoki et al.
(20)
|
2004
|
USA |
Prison inmates with type
2 diabetes
|
Teleophthalmology in
evaluating diabetic
retinopathy
|
Nonteleophthalmology
|
Cost per qualityadjusted
life
years(QALYs)
|
|
Loane et al.
(21)
|
2001
|
Australia |
274 patients required a
hospital outpatient dermatology
referral
|
Real time teledermatology
|
Conventional care |
Cost per patient
|
|
Wooton et al.
(22)
|
2000
|
Australia |
204 general
practice patients
requiring referral
to dermatology
services
|
Real time teledermatology
|
Conventional
consultation
|
Cost-benefit analysis
|
|
Wu et al.
(23)
|
1995
|
USA |
Patients with
arrhythmias associated
with
intermittent central
nervous system
or cardiac
symptoms.
|
Transtelephonic arrhythmia monitoring
|
Ambulatory ECG
|
Cost-effectiveness |
|
Stoloff et al.
(24)
|
1998
|
USA |
Patients |
Various technologies (telephone
and fax, e-mail and Internet, video
teleconferencing (VTC), teleradiology,
and diagnostic instruments
|
-
|
The man-day savings and
quality-of-care enhancements
|
|
Sicotte et al.
(25)
|
2004
|
Canada |
Children suffering
from cardiac
pathologies
|
Paediatric cardiology teleconsultation
|
Conventional care
|
Incremental costeffectiveness
ratio, cost per
patient journey avoided
|
|
Kildemoes et al.
(26)
|
2004
|
Denmark |
Patients with
acute myocardial
infarction (AMI)
|
The public campaign with
prehospital telemedicine
diagnostics
|
-
|
Cost per life year
|
|
Van der et al.
(27)
|
2010
|
Scotland |
Patients whose
symptoms suggested
possible
cancer of the
airways
|
Tele-endoscopy clinics
|
Conventional,
mainland clinic
|
Average cost per patient
|
|
Jackson et al.
(28)
|
2008
|
USA |
Infants with BW
less than 1251 g
|
Telemedicine for retinopathy of
prematurity (ROP) management
|
Standard ophthalmoscopy
|
Costs per quality-adjusted
life year gained
|
|
Simon et al.
(29)
|
2009
|
USA |
Consecutive
primary care
patients starting
antidepressant
treatment
|
Telephone care management and
telephone psychotherapy for depression
|
Usual care
|
Outpatient health care costs,
depression-free days, incremental
net benefit
|
