Cochrane · systematic review · CD002098
Interactive telemedicine: effects on professional practice and health care outcomes
Flodgren, G, Rachas, A, Farmer, AJ, et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2015 · Cochrane Library
Effective Practice and Organisation of CareAMSTAR 2: not assessed
SoF tableOnly the outcomes this review put in its Summary of Findings table are listed (the Cochrane Handbook caps them at about seven per comparison). Its other analyses are not shown here.
Questions
9
current version
GRADE rated
9
No studies
0
Included studies
NR
No studies 0 · 0%Ungraded 0 · 0%Very low 0 · 0%Low 2 · 22.2%Moderate 5 · 55.6%High 2 · 22.2%
Ungraded means an effect was reported without a GRADE rating; it is not a gap. No studies means the review found nothing to answer the question. The six categories are a display order, not a score.
Questions and results
Comparison
Population: people with heart failure
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Mortality (all‐cause) | no estimate extracted | 16 studies · 5239 participants | High |
Admission to hospital (all‐cause) | no estimate extracted | 11 studies · 4529 participants | Moderate |
Disease‐ specific quality of life (QoL) | no estimate extracted | 5 studies · 482 participants | Moderate |
Comparison
Population: adults, adolescents and children with Type 1 or Type 2 diabetes
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
HbA1c (%) | no estimate extracted | 16 studies · 2768 participants | High |
LDL cholesterol | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 4 participants | Moderate |
Blood pressure | no estimate extracted | 4 studies · 1770 participants | Moderate |
Disease‐specific Quality of Life (QoL) | no estimate extracted | 5 studies · 277 participants | Low |
Healthcare resource use and cost (ED and urgent care visits, outpatient visits, telephone calls, consultation time; no of eye examinations) | no estimate extracted | 9 studies · 2208 participants | Low |
Adverse clinical events (hypoglycaemic and hyperglycaemic events) | no estimate extracted | 6 studies · 453 participants | Moderate |