Impact of Digital Interventions on the Treatment Burden of Patients With Chronic Conditions: Protocol for a Systematic Review

BackgroundThere is great potential for delivering cost-effective, quality health care for patients with chronic conditions through digital interventions. Managing chronic conditions often includes a substantial workload required for adhering to the treatment regimen and negat...

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Main Authors: Manria Polus, Pantea Keikhosrokiani, Olli Korhonen, Woubshet Behutiye, Minna Isomursu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: JMIR Publications 2024-04-01
Series:JMIR Research Protocols
Online Access:https://www.researchprotocols.org/2024/1/e54833
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author Manria Polus
Pantea Keikhosrokiani
Olli Korhonen
Woubshet Behutiye
Minna Isomursu
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description BackgroundThere is great potential for delivering cost-effective, quality health care for patients with chronic conditions through digital interventions. Managing chronic conditions often includes a substantial workload required for adhering to the treatment regimen and negative consequences on the patient’s function and well-being. This treatment burden affects adherence to treatment and disease outcomes. Digital interventions can potentially exacerbate the burden but also alleviate it. ObjectiveThe objective of this review is to identify, summarize, and synthesize the evidence of how digital interventions impact the treatment burden of people with chronic conditions. MethodsThe search, selection, and data synthesis processes were designed according to the PRISMA-P (Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis Protocols) 2015. A systematic search was conducted on October 16, 2023, from databases PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science, ACM, PubMed Central, and CINAHL. ResultsPreliminary searches have been conducted, and screening has been started. The review is expected to be completed in October 2024. ConclusionsAs the number of patients with chronic conditions is increasing, it is essential to design new digital interventions for managing chronic conditions in a way that supports patients with their treatment burden. To the best of our knowledge, the proposed systematic review will be the first review that investigates the impact of digital interventions on the treatment burden of patients. The results of this review will contribute to the field of health informatics regarding knowledge of the treatment burden associated with digital interventions and practical implications for developing better digital health care for patients with chronic conditions. Trial RegistrationPROSPERO CRD42023477605; https://www.crd.york.ac.uk/prospero/display_record.php?RecordID=477605 International Registered Report Identifier (IRRID)DERR1-10.2196/54833
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spelling doaj.art-bbd938f926a6492a8c21049449f1709c2024-04-23T12:30:46ZengJMIR PublicationsJMIR Research Protocols1929-07482024-04-0113e5483310.2196/54833Impact of Digital Interventions on the Treatment Burden of Patients With Chronic Conditions: Protocol for a Systematic ReviewManria Polushttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-1970-1339Pantea Keikhosrokianihttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-4705-2732Olli Korhonenhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-7214-2161Woubshet Behutiyehttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-9015-9941Minna Isomursuhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-0161-1837 BackgroundThere is great potential for delivering cost-effective, quality health care for patients with chronic conditions through digital interventions. Managing chronic conditions often includes a substantial workload required for adhering to the treatment regimen and negative consequences on the patient’s function and well-being. This treatment burden affects adherence to treatment and disease outcomes. Digital interventions can potentially exacerbate the burden but also alleviate it. ObjectiveThe objective of this review is to identify, summarize, and synthesize the evidence of how digital interventions impact the treatment burden of people with chronic conditions. MethodsThe search, selection, and data synthesis processes were designed according to the PRISMA-P (Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis Protocols) 2015. A systematic search was conducted on October 16, 2023, from databases PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science, ACM, PubMed Central, and CINAHL. ResultsPreliminary searches have been conducted, and screening has been started. The review is expected to be completed in October 2024. ConclusionsAs the number of patients with chronic conditions is increasing, it is essential to design new digital interventions for managing chronic conditions in a way that supports patients with their treatment burden. To the best of our knowledge, the proposed systematic review will be the first review that investigates the impact of digital interventions on the treatment burden of patients. The results of this review will contribute to the field of health informatics regarding knowledge of the treatment burden associated with digital interventions and practical implications for developing better digital health care for patients with chronic conditions. Trial RegistrationPROSPERO CRD42023477605; https://www.crd.york.ac.uk/prospero/display_record.php?RecordID=477605 International Registered Report Identifier (IRRID)DERR1-10.2196/54833https://www.researchprotocols.org/2024/1/e54833
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Olli Korhonen
Woubshet Behutiye
Minna Isomursu
Impact of Digital Interventions on the Treatment Burden of Patients With Chronic Conditions: Protocol for a Systematic Review
JMIR Research Protocols
title Impact of Digital Interventions on the Treatment Burden of Patients With Chronic Conditions: Protocol for a Systematic Review
title_full Impact of Digital Interventions on the Treatment Burden of Patients With Chronic Conditions: Protocol for a Systematic Review
title_fullStr Impact of Digital Interventions on the Treatment Burden of Patients With Chronic Conditions: Protocol for a Systematic Review
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title_short Impact of Digital Interventions on the Treatment Burden of Patients With Chronic Conditions: Protocol for a Systematic Review
title_sort impact of digital interventions on the treatment burden of patients with chronic conditions protocol for a systematic review
url https://www.researchprotocols.org/2024/1/e54833
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