Erratum Table 2 Randomized, controlled trials involving video based physician visits with patients in clinical environments (N = 11)
Study | Year | Sample size | Study population | Intervention(s) | Duration | Primary outcomes | Results |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Fortney JC et al. [8] | 2013 | 364 | Individuals with depression | Randomized to practice-based or telemedicine-base collaborative care | 18 months | • Clinical | • Telemedicine-based collaborative care yielded better outcomes for depressed patients |
Moreno FA et al. [9] | 2012 | 167 | Hispanic adults with depression | Randomized to telemedicine care from a psychiatrist or usual care from a primary care physician | 6 months | • Clinical | • All participants improved on clinical measures |
• Quality of life | • Time to improvement was shorter in telemedicine group | ||||||
Ferrer-Roca O et al. [7] | 2010 | 800 | Primary care patients referred for specialized care | Randomized to face-to-face hospital referral or telemedicine from specialist | 6 months | • Quality of life | • Telemedicine care was comparable to face-to-face care |
• Diagnosis and examination to start treatment were faster in the telemedicine group | |||||||
Stahl JE, Dixon RF [12] | 2010 | 175 | Patients in a general primary care practice | Interviewed face-to-face and via videoconferencing, order randomized | 2 visits | • Satisfaction | • Patients and providers were highly satisfied with videoconferencing but preferred face-to-face |
• Willingness to pay | • Technical quality of video calls had significant impact on satisfaction | ||||||
Dorsey ER et al. [6] | 2010 | 14 | Individuals with Parkinson disease | Randomized to usual care or care via telemedicine | 6 months | • Feasibility | • Virtual house calls were feasible |
• Virtual house calls improved disease-specific measures significantly compared to usual care. | |||||||
Dixon RF, Stahl JE [5] | 2009 | 175 | Patients in a general primary care practice | Randomized to one virtual visit and one face-to-face, or two face-to-face consultations | 2 visits | • Diagnostic agreement | • Physicians and patients highly satisfied with virtual visits |
• Satisfaction | • Diagnostic agreement between virtual and in-person evaluation was similar to comparison of two in-person evaluations | ||||||
Ahmed SN et al. [2] | 2008 | 41 | Epilepsy patients | Randomized to telemedicine follow up or conventional | 1 visit | • Cost effectiveness | • 90 % of patients in both groups satisfied with quality of services |
• Cost to patients and caregivers | • Cost of telemedicine production was similar to patient savings | ||||||
• Satisfaction | |||||||
O’Reilly R et al. [10] | 2007 | 495 | Patients referred for psychiatric consult | Randomized to face to face or telepsychiatry | 4 months | • Clinical | • Similar outcomes were seen in both arms |
• Cost effectiveness | • Telepsychiatry was at least 10 % less expensive than in-person care | ||||||
• Satisfaction | • Both groups expressed similar satisfaction | ||||||
De Las Cuevas C et al. [4] | 2006 | 140 | Psychiatric outpatients | Randomized to face-to-face or telepsychiatry | 24 weeks | • Clinical | • Telepsychiatry had equivalent efficacy to face-to-face care |
Ruskin PE et al. [11] | 2004 | 119 | Veterans with depression | Randomized to telepsychiatry or in-person psychiatrist visits | 6 months | • Clinical | • Both groups were equivalent in clinical outcomes, cost, patient adherence, and patient satisfaction. |
• Cost effectiveness | |||||||
• Healthcare resource utilization | |||||||
• Satisfaction | |||||||
Bishop JE et al. [3] | 2002 | 17 | Psychiatric patients | Randomized to videoconference or face-to-face | 4 months | • Satisfaction | • Similar satisfaction observed in both groups |