Characteristics of included studies
Study characteristic | Number | Study characteristic | Number |
Design | Setting | ||
RCT | 9 | General practice | 6 |
Cluster RCT | 2 | Community health | 2 |
Quality improvement | 1 | Supported veteran programme | 1 |
Observational | 2 | Outpatient programme | 1 |
Descriptive evaluation | 1 | Community home care | 6 |
Qualitative | 1 | Federally funded health centres/Medicaid | 2 |
Cohort | 2 | ||
Intervention | Geographical area | ||
Telehealth | 9 | USA | 15 |
eHealth and telehealth | 7 | Australia | 2 |
mHealth | 1 | Canada | 1 |
mHealth and eHealth | 1 | ||
Chronic condition | Vulnerability | ||
Depression | 7 | Older age (>55 years) | 3 |
Diabetes | 6 | Low SES | 12 |
Multimorbidity | 5 | Homeless/supported accommodation | 1 |
Rural/low SES/underserved communities | 2 |
RCT, randomised controlled trial; SES, socioeconomic status.