Avtor/Urednik		Sawmynaden, Prescilla; Atherton, Helen; Majeed, Azeem; Car, Josip
Naslov		Email for the provision of information on disease prevention and health promotion
Tip		članek
Vir		Cochrane Database Syst Rev
Vol. in št.		, št. 11
Leto izdaje		2012
Obseg		str. 1-77, CD007982
Jezik		eng
Abstrakt		Background Email is a popular and commonly used method of communication, but its use in health care is not routine. Its application in health care has included the provision of information on disease prevention and health promotion, but the effects of using email in this way are not known. This review assesses the use of email for the provision of information on disease prevention and health promotion. Objectives To assess the effects of email for the provision of information on disease prevention and health promotion, compared to standard mail or usual care, on outcomes for healthcare professionals, patients and caregivers, and health services, including harms. Search methods We searched: the Cochrane Consumers and Communication Review Group Specialised Register (January 2010), the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (CENTRAL, The Cochrane Library, Issue 1 2010), MEDLINE (1950 to January 2010), EMBASE (1980 to January 2010), CINAHL (1982 to February 2010), ERIC (1965 to January 2010) and PsycINFO (1967 to January 2010). We searched grey literature: theses/dissertation repositories, trials registers and Google Scholar (searched July 2010). We used additional search methods: examining reference lists, contacting authors. Selection criteria Randomised controlled trials, quasi-randomised trials, controlled before and after studies and interrupted time series studies examining interventions where email is used by healthcare professionals to provide information to patients on disease prevention and health promotion, and taking the form of 1) unsecured email 2) secure email or 3) web messaging. We considered healthcare professionals or associated administrative staff as participants originating the email communication, and patients and caregivers as participants receiving the email communication, in all settings. (Abstract truncated at 2000 characters)
Deskriptorji		PRIMARY HEALTH CARE HEALTH PROMOTION COMPUTER COMMUNICATION NETWORKS DISEASE RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS ODDS RATIO META-ANALYSIS HEALTH EDUCATION