Meta-analysis of the effects of telemedicine on the quality of life in patients with inflammatory bowel disease
10.3760/cma.j.issn.1674-2907.2020.05.003
- VernacularTitle:远程医疗对炎症性肠病患者生活质量影响的Meta分析
- Author:
Fangchen GU
1
;
Zheng LIN
;
Xingchen SHANG
;
Qiugui BIAN
Author Information
1. 南京医科大学护理学院 210029
- Keywords:
Quality of life;
Inflammatory bowel disease;
Telemedicine;
Meta-analysis
- From:
Chinese Journal of Modern Nursing
2020;26(5):571-577
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective:To evaluate the effects of telemedicine on the quality of life in patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and provide effective evidence for the implementation of telemedicine in patients with IBD.Methods:Randomized controlled trails (RCT) involving telemedicine on improving the quality of life in patients with IBD which were published since the databases were established to September 23, 2018 were retrieved from PubMed, Web of Science, Embase, the Cochrane Library, Cumulative Index of Nursing & Allied Health Literature (CINAHL) , China Biology Medicine (CBM) , VIP, Wanfang Data and China National Knowledge Internet (CNKI) . Meta-analysis was performed by two researchers using RevMan 5.3 after independent selection of literature, extraction of data, and quality evaluation according to the inclusion and exclusion criteria of the literature.Results:Among the 741 articles identified in the initial search, totally 8 RCT were included, involving a total of 1 966 patients, including 1 067 patients in the intervention group and 899 patients in the control group. One study was of high quality and the remaining seven were of medium quality. Meta-analysis showed that the quality of life scores of patients in the telemedicine group were higher than those in the control group after intervention [ SMD=0.26, 95% CI (0.06, 0.46) , P=0.01]. Subgroup analysis of the follow-up evaluation time revealed that within 3 months of intervention, telemedicine could better improve the quality of life of patients compared with the control group [ SMD=0.56, 95% CI (0.02, 1.10) , P=0.04]. Subgroup analysis of age showed that telemedicine could better improve the quality of life of adult patients compared with the control group [ SMD=0.29, 95% CI (0.06, 0.52) , P=0.01]. Conclusions:The effects of telemedicine on the quality of life in patients with IBD are better than that of routine/standard care, but high-quality research is still needed to verify it. Telemedicine can be an effective alternative for the long-term disease monitoring, management and education of patients, and may also provide a reference for the formation of a scientific and effective community-family management model for patients with IBD.
