Telerehabilitation for people with low vision

Bittner, Ava K; Wykstra, Stephanie L; Yoshinaga, Patrick D; Li, Tianjing

doi:10.1002/14651858.cd011019

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“…The inherent benefit of these various technological developments is evident, despite this, barriers to use exist still exist (Bittner et al, 2015). Integration of multiple disciplines and technological solutions is still an issue in many health systems.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Health Technology Assessment: The Role of Total Cost of Ownership

McConalogue

Davis

Connolly

2019

Business Systems Research Journal

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Background: Recently the European Union, through its Horizon 2020 fund has awarded numerous research projects tasked with the development of cloud-based health technology solutions. A number of these projects have a specific focus on ambient assisted living (AAL) technologies; solutions that offer a unique opportunity to improve the quality of life of persons with mild cognitive impairments. The diffusion of these solutions across a European wide cloud infrastructure presents a novel opportunity to reduce economic pressures currently experienced by European health systems. However, no route to market framework currently exists for a European wide healthcare delivery system. Objectives: The goal of the paper is to conduct the review and develop the literature around technology assessment for AAL technologies and route to market frameworks. Methods/Approach: We highlight the role of Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) when conducting a technology assessment by reviewing existent literature. Results: We discuss three TCO models that can support the assessment of AAL technologies. Conclusions: There is a gap in the analysis of TCO models in the context of AAL technologies particularly in public and private sector collaborations. TCO process should be developed into a key award criterion when conducting AAL technology assessment and procurements, thus aiding long term strategic decision making.

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Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Health Technology Assessment: The Role of Total Cost of Ownership

McConalogue

Davis

Connolly

2019

Business Systems Research Journal

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“…Utilizing telemedicine for rehabilitation in patients with low vision exhibited high satisfaction rates among participants and providers in a pilot study by Bittner et al [ 89 ]. Nevertheless, a 2020 Cochrane systematic review failed to demonstrate the benefits of using telemedicine for remote delivery of rehabilitation services to patients with low vision [ 90 ].…”

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confidence: 99%

Telemedicine in ophthalmology in view of the emerging COVID-19 outbreak

Sommer

Blumenthal

2020

Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol

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Purpose Technological advances in recent years have resulted in the development and implementation of various modalities and techniques enabling medical professionals to remotely diagnose and treat numerous medical conditions in diverse medical fields, including ophthalmology. Patients who require prolonged isolation until recovery, such as those who suffer from COVID-19, present multiple therapeutic dilemmas to their caregivers. Therefore, utilizing remote care in the daily workflow would be a valuable tool for the diagnosis and treatment of acute and chronic ocular conditions in this challenging clinical setting. Our aim is to review the latest technological and methodical advances in teleophthalmology and highlight their implementation in screening and managing various ocular conditions. We present them as well as potential diagnostic and treatment applications in view of the recent SARS-CoV-2 virus outbreak. Methods A computerized search from January 2017 up to March 2020 of the online electronic database PubMed was performed, using the following search strings: "telemedicine," "telehealth," and "ophthalmology." More generalized complementary contemporary research data regarding the COVID-19 pandemic was also obtained from the PubMed database. Results A total of 312 records, including COVID-19-focused studies, were initially identified. After exclusion of nonrelevant, non-English, and duplicate studies, a total of 138 records were found eligible. Ninety records were included in the final qualitative analysis. Conclusion Teleophthalmology is an effective screening and management tool for a range of adult and pediatric acute and chronic ocular conditions. It is mostly utilized in screening of retinal conditions such as retinopathy of prematurity, diabetic retinopathy, and age-related macular degeneration; in diagnosing anterior segment condition; and in managing glaucoma. With improvements in image processing, and better integration of the patient's medical record, teleophthalmology should become a more accepted modality, all the more so in circumstances where social distancing is inflicted upon us.

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“…This concept could very well be applied for LVR. However, there is lack of evidence in literature in this regard and future studies are warranted to explore the potential for tele-rehabilitation in LVR [30].…”

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Current Perspectives in Low Vision and its Management

Angmo¹

2017

OAJO

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Visual impairment is a growing public health challenge worldwide. Low vision has a huge impact on the patient's physical and mental capabilities. In children, visual impairment has a significant impact on their education, environmental learning, growth and hence, their career. Low vision rehabilitation (LVR) aims to enhance the individual's functional ability and independence by maximizing the use of the residual vision. With the wide availability of internet, devices like smart phones and tablets are increasingly being used as low visual aids. Despite these ongoing advances in the field of LVR, lack of awareness about low vision services amongst the eye care practitioners as well as the patients remain a major barrier in the uptake of these services. Hence, in this review we outline the principles and details of various low vision aids with stress on the modern low vision rehabilitation services.

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Telerehabilitation for people with low vision

Cited by 30 publications

References 14 publications

Health Technology Assessment: The Role of Total Cost of Ownership

Health Technology Assessment: The Role of Total Cost of Ownership

Telemedicine in ophthalmology in view of the emerging COVID-19 outbreak

Current Perspectives in Low Vision and its Management

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