Effectiveness of Digital Counseling Environments on Anxiety, Depression, and Adherence to Treatment Among Patients Who Are Chronically Ill: Systematic Review.
Karoliina Paalimäki-PaakkiMari VirtanenAnja HennerMiika Tapio NieminenMaria KääriäinenPublished in: Journal of medical Internet research (2022)
This study provides compelling evidence that digital, web-based counseling environments for patients who are chronically ill are more effective than, or at least comparable to, standard counseling methods; this suggests that digital environments could complement standard counseling.
Keyphrases
- systematic review
- smoking cessation
- hiv testing
- end stage renal disease
- randomized controlled trial
- newly diagnosed
- ejection fraction
- chronic kidney disease
- men who have sex with men
- meta analyses
- depressive symptoms
- peritoneal dialysis
- patient reported outcomes
- physical activity
- adipose tissue
- insulin resistance
- human immunodeficiency virus
- metabolic syndrome