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. 2021 Mar 9;23(3):e24363. doi: 10.2196/24363

Table 2.

Intervention consequences—resource usage.

Intervention consequences Considered by the included studies, n References
eHealth usage by patient

Televisits: number or duration of visits 17 [20,22,23,25,30-32,35,37,39,44,45,51,56,61,64,70]
Health resource usage by patient—community health services or primary care

Travel time or transportation costs (eg, for ambulance) 9 [39,44,46,53,55,59,60,64,67]

General practitioner: number or duration of visits 16 [24,28,31,35,39,40,44,50,52,55-57,59,68,71,73]

Walk-in center: number or duration of visits 2 [24,44]

Physiotherapist: number of sessions 5 [24,39,52,59,63]

Psychologist: number of sessions 2 [24,39]

Community nurse: number or duration of visits 4 [24,39,44,50]

Home care: number or duration of visits 27 [21-25,28-32,34,37-39,49-51,55-57,61,64-67,69,72]

Meals on wheels 1 [24]
Day services

Day care 2 [24,69]

Same-day surgeries 1 [67]
Institutionalized care

Rehabilitation clinics: number or duration of admissions 2 [50,54]

Skilled nursing facilities: number or duration of admissions 6 [27,62,67,69,70,72]

Long-term care: number or duration of admission 2 [24,67]

Hospice: number or duration of admissions 2 [21,35]
Hospital use

Emergency department: number of visits 21 [21,24,27-29,31,33,35,37-39,42,49,50,52,53,55-57,67,68]

Outpatient clinic: number or duration of visits to specialists 21 [21,24,27,28,34,35,40,43,45,46,48,50,52-54,56,59,60,62,67,68]

Hospital: number or duration of admissions 40 [21,24,25,27-31,33,34,36-59,65-68,70,71,73]

Intensive care unit: Admissions 2 [55,57]
Drug treatment and laboratory diagnostics

Medication, prescriptions, or medical supplies 16 [21,24,31,38,39,43,44,50,52,54,55,59,62,67,71,73]

Laboratory 3 [66,67]