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Barriers to Video Call-Based Telehealth in Allied Health Professions and Nursing: Scoping Review and Mapping Process

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Summary: The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted medical education but also sparked opportunities for innovation, particularly in the rapid expansion of telehealth. The University of Colorado School of Medicine has taken proactive steps to develop telehealth curricula for students and faculty, recognizing the importance of preparing for a transformed clinical landscape post-pandemic. These adaptations are expected to remain relevant even after the pandemic subsides, illustrating the lasting impact of the pandemic on medical education.

FASEB BIOADVANCES (2021)

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Article Medicine, Research & Experimental

Development and feasibility of a modified Fugl-Meyer lower extremity assessment for telerehabilitation: a pilot study

Sue Peters et al.

Summary: This study aimed to develop a modified Fugl-Meyer assessment (FM-tele) for telerehabilitation and assess its feasibility and preliminary agreement compared with the standard FM assessment. The results showed that the FM-tele developed for telerehabilitation is feasible and has preliminary agreement with the standard FM assessment, demonstrating potential for future use in stroke rehabilitation for individuals in rural areas or during situations where face-to-face visits are not possible.

PILOT AND FEASIBILITY STUDIES (2021)

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Review Health Care Sciences & Services

Barriers and Facilitators That Influence Telemedicine-Based, Real-Time, Online Consultation at Patients' Homes: Systematic Literature Review

Hassan Khader Y. Almathami et al.

JOURNAL OF MEDICAL INTERNET RESEARCH (2020)

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Editorial Material Geriatrics & Gerontology

The COVID-19 rehabilitation pandemic

Sarah De Biase et al.

AGE AND AGEING (2020)

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Article Computer Science, Information Systems

Impact of the digital divide in the age of COVID-19

Anita Ramsetty et al.

JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL INFORMATICS ASSOCIATION (2020)

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Letter Psychiatry

Rapid Implementation of Telehealth in Hospital Psychiatry in Response to COVID-19

Marc L. Kalin et al.

AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRY (2020)

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Review Public, Environmental & Occupational Health

The role of telehealth during COVID-19 outbreak: a systematic review based on current evidence

Elham Monaghesh et al.

BMC PUBLIC HEALTH (2020)

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Article Medical Informatics

Rapid Implementation of an Inpatient Telehealth Program during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Jonathan D. Hron et al.

APPLIED CLINICAL INFORMATICS (2020)

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Article Medicine, General & Internal

Treat all COVID 19-positive patients, but do not forget those negative with chronic diseases

Vigano Mauro et al.

INTERNAL AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE (2020)

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Article Nutrition & Dietetics

Dietitians Australia position statement on telehealth

Jaimon T. Kelly et al.

NUTRITION & DIETETICS (2020)

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Review Public, Environmental & Occupational Health

Conducting community rehabilitation review sessions via videoconference: A feasibility study

Claire Wundersitz et al.

AUSTRALIAN JOURNAL OF RURAL HEALTH (2020)

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Review Health Care Sciences & Services

Use of Telehealth During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Scoping Review

Sathyanarayanan Doraiswamy et al.

JOURNAL OF MEDICAL INTERNET RESEARCH (2020)

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Review Rehabilitation

PATIENT SATISFACTION WITH TELEHEALTH IN RURAL SETTINGS: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW

Loriana C. Harkey et al.

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF TELEREHABILITATION (2020)

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Article Orthopedics

The Shoulder Telehealth Assessment Tool in Transition to Distance Orthopedics

Gregory R. Sprowls et al.

ARTHROSCOPY TECHNIQUES (2020)

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Article Multidisciplinary Sciences

The impact of COVID-19 on allied health professions

Jennifer Coto et al.

PLOS ONE (2020)

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Article Public, Environmental & Occupational Health

Telehealth in school-based practice: Perceived viability to bridge global OT practitioner shortages prior to COVID-19 global health emergency

Cynthia Abbott-Gaffney et al.

WORK-A JOURNAL OF PREVENTION ASSESSMENT & REHABILITATION (2020)

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Article Endocrinology & Metabolism

Impact of COVID-19 on routine care for chronic diseases: A global survey of views from healthcare professionals

Yogini Chudasama et al.

DIABETES & METABOLIC SYNDROME-CLINICAL RESEARCH & REVIEWS (2020)

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Review Education, Special

A Systematic and Quality Review of Parent-Implemented Language and Communication Interventions Conducted via Telepractice

Yusuf Akemoglu et al.

JOURNAL OF BEHAVIORAL EDUCATION (2020)

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Review Medicine, General & Internal

Comprehensive physiotherapy management in covid-19 - a narrative review

Deivendran Kalirathinam et al.

SCIENTIA MEDICA (2020)

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Review Health Care Sciences & Services

Updated methodological guidance for the conduct of scoping reviews

Micah D. J. Peters et al.

JBI EVIDENCE SYNTHESIS (2020)

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Article Nursing

A qualitative study of midwives' perceptions on using video-calling in early labor

Helen Spiby et al.

BIRTH-ISSUES IN PERINATAL CARE (2019)

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Article Education, Scientific Disciplines

Telehealth requires expansion of physicians' communication competencies training

L. S. van Galen et al.

MEDICAL TEACHER (2019)

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Article Public, Environmental & Occupational Health

Perspectives on the use of a telehealth service-delivery model as a component of school-based occupational therapy practice: Designing a user-experience

Daniel Rortvedt et al.

WORK-A JOURNAL OF PREVENTION ASSESSMENT & REHABILITATION (2019)

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Article Rehabilitation

A TELEHEALTH PRIVACY AND SECURITY SELF-ASSESSMENT QUESTIONNAIRE FOR TELEHEALTH PROVIDERS: DEVELOPMENT AND VALIDATION

Leming Zhou et al.

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF TELEREHABILITATION (2019)

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Review Health Care Sciences & Services

Evaluating barriers to adopting telemedicine worldwide: A systematic review

Clemens Scott Kruse et al.

JOURNAL OF TELEMEDICINE AND TELECARE (2018)

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Article Rheumatology

Physical Therapists' Perceptions of Telephone- and Internet Video-Mediated Service Models for Exercise Management of People With Osteoarthritis

Belinda J. Lawford et al.

ARTHRITIS CARE & RESEARCH (2018)

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Review Geriatrics & Gerontology

Is telehealth effective in managing malnutrition in community-dwelling older adults? A systematic review and meta-analysis

Wolfgang Marx et al.

MATURITAS (2018)

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Article Audiology & Speech-Language Pathology

Comparing Traditional Service Delivery and Telepractice for Speech Sound Production Using a Functional Outcome Measure

Kathy Coufal et al.

AMERICAN JOURNAL OF SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY (2018)

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Article Medicine, General & Internal

PRISMA Extension for Scoping Reviews (PRISMA-ScR): Checklist and Explanation

Andrea C. Tricco et al.

ANNALS OF INTERNAL MEDICINE (2018)

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Review Health Care Sciences & Services

The Current State Of Telehealth Evidence: A Rapid Review

Erin Shigekawa et al.

HEALTH AFFAIRS (2018)

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Article Health Care Sciences & Services

Introducing Videoconferencing on Tablet Computers in Nurse-Patient Communication: Technical and Training Challenges

Lisbeth O. Rygg et al.

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF TELEMEDICINE AND APPLICATIONS (2018)

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Article Nursing

Rethinking presence: a grounded theory of nurses and teleconsultation

David Barrett

JOURNAL OF CLINICAL NURSING (2017)

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Editorial Material Geriatrics & Gerontology

The Roles of Telehealth Tools in Supporting Family Caregivers Current Evidence, Opportunities, and Limitations

Nai-Ching Chi et al.

JOURNAL OF GERONTOLOGICAL NURSING (2017)

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Cancer Survivors' Experience With Telehealth: A Systematic Review and Thematic Synthesis

Anna Cox et al.

JOURNAL OF MEDICAL INTERNET RESEARCH (2017)

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Review Rehabilitation

A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW OF RESEARCH STUDIES EXAMINING TELEHEALTH PRIVACY AND SECURITY PRACTICES USED BY HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS

Valerie J. M. Watzlaf et al.

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF TELEREHABILITATION (2017)

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Article Medical Informatics

'Massive potential' or 'safety risk'? Health worker views on telehealth in the care of older people and implications for successful normalization

Wendy Shulver et al.

BMC MEDICAL INFORMATICS AND DECISION MAKING (2016)

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Article Engineering, Biomedical

Telemedicine as a special case of machine translation

Krzysztof Wolk et al.

COMPUTERIZED MEDICAL IMAGING AND GRAPHICS (2015)

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Article Health Care Sciences & Services

Speech pathologists' perspectives on transitioning to telepractice: What factors promote acceptance?

Monique Hines et al.

JOURNAL OF TELEMEDICINE AND TELECARE (2015)

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A systematic review of the use of telehealth in speech, language and hearing sciences

Daniela Regina Molini-Avejonas et al.

JOURNAL OF TELEMEDICINE AND TELECARE (2015)

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Article Public, Environmental & Occupational Health

Clinician Acceptance is the Key Factor for Sustainable Telehealth Services

Victoria A. Wade et al.

QUALITATIVE HEALTH RESEARCH (2014)

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Article Health Care Sciences & Services

Telemedicine, telehealth or e-health? A bibliometric analysis of the trends in the use of these terms

Farhad Fatehi et al.

JOURNAL OF TELEMEDICINE AND TELECARE (2012)

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Article Health Care Sciences & Services

The Taxonomy of Telemedicine

Rashid Bashshur et al.

TELEMEDICINE AND E-HEALTH (2011)

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The reported benefits of telehealth for rural Australians

Jennifer J. Moffatt et al.

AUSTRALIAN HEALTH REVIEW (2010)

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