Telemedicine in Diagnosis, Treatment and Management of Diseases in Children

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to review different telemedicine services in diagnosis, treatment and management of various children diseases and providing an overview of systematic reviews conducted in this regard. We searched English articles published in peer-reviewed journals between 2000 to 2016. We found that tele-pediatric services have been reported in various areas such as cardiology, burn, diabetes, obesity, emergency medicine, speech and hearing loss, Ear, Nose and Throat, psychology and psychiatry, radiology, oncology, home healthcare, asthma, genetics and dentistry. These studies mainly reported positive results. However, systematic reviews in tele-pediatric showed that these studies have not proven the clinical effectiveness or suggested further studies to assess the clinical outcomes of services provided through telemedicine technologies.

Keywords: child; pediatrics; telehealth; telemedicine.