Authors/Year | Country | Sample Size | Aims | Design | Main Chronic Illness | # Illness | Type of Measure | Weeks | Results | Limitations |
Gellis, Kenaley et al. 2012 [25] | USA | 115 | To examine the impact of a multifaceted telehealth intervention on health, mental health, and service utilization | RCT | MCC | 6 | Efficacy, Quality | 12.00 | Positive | Unable to determine specific influence of telehealth versus nurse interactions. No data on cost outcomes. May not be generalizable to non-Medicare certified agencies or other chronic conditions. |
Gellis, Kenaley et al. 2014 [34] | USA | 102 | Evaluate the integrated telehealth intervention to improve chronic illness in the home healthcare setting. | RCT | MCC | 2 | Efficacy, Utilization | 12.00 | Positive | Factors such as dose, adherence, and effect of antidepressants not addressed. The amount of interaction with the team nurse and participants was not examined. |
Chatwin, Hawkins et al. 2016 [37] | UK | 61 | To assess the impact of home telemonitoring on health service use and quality of life in patients with severe chronic lung disease. | RCT crossover | Lung Disease | 5 | Utilization | 24.00 | Negative | Results not generalizable to milder chronic respiratory disease. Possibility of a type II error. Slightly missed sample size calculation. Not blinded. No washout period. |
Gonçalves, Ciol et al. 2016 [39] | Brazil | 108 | To compare the perceived health status and self-efficacy between two groups of burn victims. | RCT | Burns | 1 | Efficacy | 24.00 | Positive | No blinding of the measurements. Lost to follow-up, especially at 12 month point. No information on perceived health status prior to burns. |
Kekäle, Söderlund et al. 2016 [40] | Finland | 86 | To evaluate the influence of tailored patient education on medication adherence. | RCT | Chronic Myeloid Leukemia | 1 | Adherence | 36.00 | Positive | Small sample size. Subjective measure of the primary outcome. Patients were least satisfied text messaging and most satisfied with face-to-face counseling. |
Cobos-Campos, Fernández de Larrinoa et al. 2017 [46] | Spain | 320 | To evaluate the effectiveness of text messaging added to a health advice program on smoking cessation. | RCT | Smoking | 1 | Efficacy | 24.00 | Positive | Only 148 (78 I, 70 C) made it to 6 months. |
Kotsani, Antonopoulou et al. 2018 [64] | Greece | 94 | To evaluate the effect of telenursing on T1DM patients’ compliance with glucose self-monitoring and glycemic control | RCT | Diabetes | 1 | Efficacy | 12.00 | Positive | Short duration; the two groups were not matched for fasting glucose at baseline |