• Clinical videoconferencing as ehealth: A critical-realist review and qualitative meta-synthesis 

      Ekeland, Anne G.; Hansen, Anne Helen; Bergmo, Trine Strand (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2018-10-25)
      <p><i>Background</i>: Earlier work has described videoconferencing technologies, peripheral equipment, organizational models, human relations, purposes, goals and roles as versatile, multifaceted, and those used differently in different clinical practices. Knowledge about benefits and challenges connected to specific characteristics of services are lacking. A 2005 systematic review of published ...
    • Confronting challenges of contingency: using a web-based patient record for ulcer care 

      Ekeland, Anne G. (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2013-08-20)
      In the Norwegian authorities' "Coordination Reform" , insufficient coordination is considered the main reason that people with chronic diseases lose out in health care. Thus, the purpose of the web-based ulcer record at the University Hospital of North Norway is to optimise treatment and care for ulcer patients by facilitating interaction. This paper reports from a formative study of experiences, ...
    • Effectiveness and Cost-Effectiveness of eHealth Interventions in Somatic Diseases: A Systematic Review of Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses 

      Elbert, Niels J; van Os-Medendorp, Harmieke; van Renselaar, Wilco; Ekeland, Anne G.; Hakkaart-van Roijen, Leona; Raat, Hein; Nijsten, Tamar EC; Pasmans, Suzanne GMA (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2014)
      Background: eHealth potentially enhances quality of care and may reduce health care costs. However, a review of systematic reviews published in 2010 concluded that high-quality evidence on the benefits of eHealth interventions was still lacking. Objective: We conducted a systematic review of systematic reviews and meta-analyses on the effectiveness/cost-effectiveness of eHealth interventions in ...
    • Methodologies for assessing telemedicine : a systematic review of reviews 

      Ekeland, Anne G.; Bowes, Alison; Flottorp, Signe (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2012)
      Previous reviews have expressed concerns about the quality of telemedicine studies. There is debate about shortcomings and appropriate methodologies. The aim of this review of systematic reviews of telemedicine is to summarize methodologies used in telemedicine research, discuss knowledge gaps and recommendations and suggest methodological approaches for further research.
    • The Significance of Emotions and Professional Relations for Accommodating a Web-Based Ulcer Record and Improving Home-Based Care 

      Ekeland, Anne G. (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2015-01-22)
      Evidence of technological performance, medical improvements and economic effectiveness is generally considered sufficient for judging advances in healthcare. In this paper, I aim to add knowledge about the ways human emotions and professional relations play roles in the processes of accommodating new technologies for quality improvements. A newly-implemented, web-based ulcer record service for ...