title: Designing quantitative telemedicine research.
abstract: When designing quantitative trials and evaluation of telehealth interventions, researchers should think ahead to the intended way that the intervention could be implemented in routine care and consider how trial participants with similar characteristics to the target population can be included. The telehealth intervention and the context in which it is placed should be clearly described, and consideration given to conducting pragmatic trials in order to show the effect of telehealth in complex environments with rapidly changing technology. Types of research designs, comparators and outcome measures are discussed and common statistical issues are introduced.
authors: 1 Discipline of General Practice, The University of Adelaide, South Australia, Australia.
authors: Victoria
authors: V
authors: Wade
authors: 2 Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation & School of Public Health and Social Work, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
authors: Adrian G
authors: AG
authors: Barnett
authors: 3 Centre for Online Health, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
authors: Melinda
authors: M
authors: Martin-Khan
authors: 4 Division of Physiotherapy, School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
authors: Trevor
authors: T
authors: Russell
mesh_terms: D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D006801:Humans; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care; D011787:Quality of Health Care; D012107:Research Design; D017216:Telemedicine / Q000458:organization & administration*
keywords: Telemedicine; research methods; trial design