Document Type : Review

Authors

1 Master Student, Community-Oriented Nursing Midwifery Research Center, Shahrekord University of Medical Sciences, Shahrekord, Iran

2 Assitant Professor of Nursing and Midwifery Faculty, Shahrekord University of Medical Sciences, Shahrekord, Iran

3 Associate Professor, Community-Oriented Nursing Midwifery Research Center, Department of Adults and Geriatric Nursing, Nursing and Midwifery School, Shahrekord University of Medical Sciences, Shahrekord, Iran

4 Associate Professor of Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Shahrekord University of Medical Sciences, Shahrekord, Iran

5 Shahrekord University of Medical Sciences, Shahrekord, Iran

10.51757/IJEHS.1.3.2020.46189

Abstract

Introduction: Tele-nursing is a modern way of promoting quality of nursing care, treatment outcome, reducing medical costs and the need for visits, patient and family involvement in decision making, and careful patient monitoring by using all kinds of technologies. The aim of this article was to determine the most popular methods and related reasons for their common use in Iran.
Methods: In this narrative literature review, PubMed, Science Direct, Google Scholar, SID, and Nindex were searched for full texts of Iranian studies published in English or Persian by using the descriptors of Tele-nursing, MHealth, nursing care, Telecare, and follow-up with phone calls between 2010 and 2020. The search found 472 articles and after considering the eligibility of articles, 56 articles were included.
Results: The review found that 74% of papers reported the telephone as the first common method for tele-nursing. The second popular method was short message service (SMS) followed by internet and smartphone software.
Conclusion: Tele-nursing includes many methods that nurses can use for distance nursing care which is not limited to telephone or SMS. In Iran, about 68 million people have a smartphone and have access to the internet. Nurses can use this potential capacity to improve nursing care.

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