Effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of ehealth interventions in somatic diseases: A systematic review of systematic reviews and meta-analyses

Journal of Medical Internet Research

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2014, Pages

  Elbert, Niels J ^a   Van Os Medendorp, Harmieke ^b   Van Renselaar, Wilco ^c   Ekeland, Anne G ^d,e   Hakkaart Van Roijen, Leona ^f   Raat, Hein ^a   Nijsten, Tamar E C ^a   Pasmans, Suzanne G M A ^a,g  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^c Patiënt1   (Netherlands)

^d UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF NORTH NORWAY   (Norway)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TROMSØ   (Norway)

^f ERASMUS UNIVERSITY ROTTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^g UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Cost effectiveness; EHealth; Program effectiveness; Review; Telehealth; Telemedicine

Indexed keywords

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; ECONOMICS; HUMAN; LITERATURE; META ANALYSIS (TOPIC); OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PROGRAM EFFECTIVENESS; REVIEW; SELF CARE; TELEHEALTH; TELEMEDICINE;

COST EFFECTIVENESS; EHEALTH; PROGRAM EFFECTIVENESS; REVIEW; TELEHEALTH; TELEMEDICINE;

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; HUMANS; META-ANALYSIS AS TOPIC; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); REVIEW LITERATURE AS TOPIC; SELF CARE; TELEMEDICINE;

EID: 84901431212     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14388871     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2196/jmir.2790     Document Type: Review

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