A Systematic Review of Observational Studies Focusing on Impact of Telehealth Consultation in Osteoporosis Management during the Pandemic

Table 1.

Study characteristics of the included studies

Author, Year and Country Study design Recruitment methods Study setting, data collection process; follow-up Study participants N (total); age range (years); mean age (years) ± SD; gender Healthcare professional monitoring Covid-19 outcome

Alsadhan et al 2022
Saudi Arabia
Longitudinal (Retrospective) Clinic setting
Mar - Sep 2021
Follow-up: 6 months
N (Total): 258
65.8 ± 11.1
Male: Female: 27(10.5%):231 (89.5%)
Survey Population: Patient
Physician Covid-19 positive infection: 75 (29.1%)
Covid-19 vaccination status: 216 (83.7%)

Peeters et al 2021
Netherlands
Cross-sectional Healthcare setting
May 11-May 26, 2020.
Follow-up: NR
N (Total): 77
Age range: NR
Male: Female: NR
Survey population: Physician, Nurse, NP, and PA
Physicians and Nonphysicians (Nurse, NP, PA) N/R

Pongiglione et al. 2023
Italy
Longitudinal (Retrospective) Hospital setting
January-April 2022
Follow-up: 7 months
N (Total): 80
Age Range: <50 - 75+
Male: Female: 12(15%):68(85%)
Survey Population: Patient
Physician (Osteoporosisspecialists) N/R

Salvio et al. 2022
Italy
Cross-sectional Hospital setting
April -May 2020
Follow-up: N/R
N (Total): 892
70.9 ± 11.4
Male: Female: 107 (12%):785 (88%)
Survey population : Patients
N/R Diagnosed Covid case: 10 (1.2%)
Fever: 44 (5.1%)
Death: 8 (0.9%)

Tornero-Molina et al 2021
Spain
Longitudinal (Retrospective) Hospital setting
March - May 2020
Follow-up: N/R
N (Total): 467
60.8 ± 19.8
Male: Female: 141(30%): 326 (70%)
Survey population: Physician and patient
Physician/medical doctor N/R

NP: Nurse Practitioner; PA: Physician Assistant