Year: 2024
Type: article
Study design: Systematic Review
Abstract: Objective: To examine scientific publications on the advantages of telemedicine for pregnant women in Latin America. Methods: Search sources: Google Scholar, Scielo, Scopus and PubMed. PEO (Population, Exposure, Outcome) Question: What is the advantage of using telemedicine in pregnant women in Latin America, period 2019-2024? Keywords: “Pregnant women”, “Telemedicine”, “Virtual medicine” combined with “Gestantes”, “Telemedicine” and “Latin America”. Articles published from March 2019 to March 2024 were selected. Results: Of 713 selected articles, 66 replicated were discarded and 38 were discarded because the document was not found; of those collected, 445 were excluded for not meeting the keyword combination and 135 articles for not complying with inclusion and exclusion criteria. Twenty-nine articles were selected, 15 had research results and 14 were considered for theoretical-conceptual aspects. Conclusion: This research suggests that telemedicine in pregnant women offers better medical accessibility, medicalmaternal education, telemonitoring, and data collection for research. Keywords: Pregnant women, Telemedicine, Latin America.
DOI: 10.51288/00840416
Authors: Instituto de Investigaciones en Ciencias Biomédicas, Universidad Ricardo Palma., Jorge Junior Montealegre Inuma, Ángel Gonzalo Gonzales Sánchez, Jhoel Alejandro Escalante Berrocal, José M. Vela-Ruiz, Keile Joyce Desposorio-Robles, María del Socorro Alatrista Gutiérrez Vda. Bambaren
Institution: Universidad Ricardo Palma
Language: English
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: bronze
OpenAlex ID: W4406751780