title: The Use of Telehealth to Reduce Inequalities in Cardiovascular Outcomes in Australia and New Zealand: A Critical Review.
abstract: Telehealth, the delivery of health care services at a distance using information and communications technology, is one means of redressing inequalities in cardiovascular outcomes for disadvantaged groups in Australia. This critical review argues that there is sufficient evidence to move to larger-scale implementation of telehealth for acute cardiac, acute stroke, and cardiac rehabilitation services. For cardiovascular chronic disease and risk factor management, telehealth-based services can deliver value but the evidence is less compelling, as the outcomes of these programs are variable and depend upon the context of their implementation.
authors.affiliation: Discipline of General Practice, School of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, Australia. Electronic address: victoria.wade@adelaide.edu.au.
authors.forename: Victoria
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Wade
authors.affiliation: Discipline of General Practice, School of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, Australia.
authors.forename: Nigel
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Stocks
mesh_terms: D001315:Australia; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D009520:New Zealand; D019113:Telepathology / Q000379:methods / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000592:standards
keywords: Cardiovascular inequalities; Telehealth; Telemedicine