A Systematic Review on Using Electronic Health for COVID-۱۹ Pandemic Management

Aim: Electronic health can lead to health preservation and promotion using information and communication technologies to receive and record accurate data, appropriate storage, and retrieval, as well as the health information management approach. Accordingly, the present systematic review aimed to assess the e-health application during the COVID-۱۹. Information & Methods: The present systematic review is based on PRISMA protocols. The study data were retrieved using the e-health and COVID-۱۹ keywords in the related studies from August ۴, ۲۰۲۱, in Pubmed, Scopus, Magiran, and Sid databases. Moreover, the inclusion criteria were original research studies that used e-health to manage patients with COVID-۱۹. Findings: A total of ten articles were included in the study, ۴۰% of which focused on the impact of e-health on reducing fear and anxiety caused by COVID-۱۹, ۳۰% on the e-health in early diagnosis and progression of the disease, ۱۰% on the e-health application in the field of prevention, ۱۰% on e-health in the field of disease control, and ۱۰% on e-health for quick investigations of the disease process and access new medical information. The technologies used in this study included virtual training through WhatsApp video calling, Instagram, iGap, Telegram voice and text messaging, artificial intelligence, and data mining techniques. Conclusion: E-health tools played a prominent role during COVID-۱۹ in the prevention, diagnosis, control, and fear reduction of coronavirus disease. Therefore, it is suggested that various practical strategies such as financing, implementation, and legal requirements be considered to utilize e-health tool capabilities in disease management effectively.

Keywords:

Coronavirus , Electronic health , Telemedicine