Telemedicine Evidence Review: 22 Studies from PubMed and Cochrane

Philip Marahrens published a structured review of telemedicine applications in general practice on figshare in April 2026. The review includes 22 randomized controlled trials and observational studies from PubMed and Cochrane databases, covering the period from 2011 to 2025. Over 50% of the included studies found positive significant effects in clinical outcomes.

Use Cases

• Analyzing the clinical efficacy of telemedicine based on the review's findings on medical outcomes
• Evaluating economic effects of telemedicine implementations based on the review's economic focus
• Assessing patient experiences with telemedicine based on the review's inclusion of patient experience metrics
• Studying the application of telemedicine for chronic diseases like diabetes and hypertension based on the review's focus

Strengths

• Includes 22 studies filtered from 488 publications, providing a curated evidence base
• Focuses on three key evaluation dimensions: medical efficacy, economic effects, and patient experiences
• Over 80% of included studies entail asynchronous applications, offering insight into a specific modality
• 95% of studies observed a time period of 12 months or less, providing short-term outcome data

Limitations

• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment
• The review notes the majority of studies focused on diseases not among the most common reasons for encounter

Provenance

Source

figshare

Collection Method

Structured review of randomized controlled trials and observational studies from PubMed and Cochrane databases

Time Range

2011 to 2025

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-24 05:36:04