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

Table 2.

Main outcome of the included studies

** p < 0.05, * p < 0.1
1 Severe Osteoporosis: bone density value below the − 2.5 SDS of T-score and the presence of one or more fragility fractures.
2 Verbal numerical scale (between 0–10, where 0 = highly dissatisfied up to 10 = fully satisfied)
TC: Tele-consultation
RTC: Rheumatology Teleconsultation
BMD: Bone Mineral Density
ICTs: Information and Communication Technologies
Emergency phase (June 2020-March 2021)
Post-emergency phase (April 2021-November 2021)