Research Article: Nurse-led virtual interventions in managing chronic diseases: a protocol for a systematic review of randomised controlled trials
Abstract:
Introduction Technological advances are changing nursing practice; however, nurse-led virtual care for chronic disease management has not yet been adequately explored and described. This study will review and analyse the effects of nurse-led virtual services and describe the virtual intervention characteristics relevant to the scope of nursing practice in chronic disease management. Methods and analysis This study will systematically review randomised controlled trials evaluating the effects of nurse-led virtual care interventions on patients with chronic conditions. Databases including PubMed, Embase, Web of Science, CINAHL, Chinese National Knowledge Infrastructure, Wanfang (Chinese) and VIP Chinese Science and Technology Periodicals will be searched. All studies will be screened and selected using the criteria described in ‘population, intervention, comparison, outcome and study design’ format. Relevant studies will be searched using the reference lists of eligible studies and review articles. The risk of bias will be assessed using the Joanna Briggs Institute Quality Appraisal Form. Two reviewers will independently extract data from all the included studies using a standardised data extraction form on the Covidence platform. RevMan V.5.3 software will be used to perform the meta-analysis. Data synthesis will be conducted with descriptive synthesis by summarising and tabulating the data and presenting them according to the research questions. Ethics and dissemination Formal ethical approval is not required as the data used in this systematic review are abstracted from the pre-existing literature. The results of this study will be disseminated through peer-reviewed journals and conference presentations. PROSPERO registration number CRD42022361260.
Introduction:
Chronic disease management involves monitoring and coaching on self-management and behaviour change, all of which require ongoing support from healthcare providers. The COVID-19 pandemic has led to challenges and innovations in caring for patients with chronic diseases. To address the patients’ continuum of care and health needs and limit disease transmission, new approaches to virtual chronic disease management have skyrocketed. Virtual care is not a novel concept. It encompasses ‘any interaction between patients…
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