Trends in Remote Healthcare and the Future of Telemedicine: A bibliometric Analysis

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10.2991/978-94-6463-544-7_25How to use a DOI?

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Telemedicine; Telehealth; Human; E-Health; Healthcare Delivery

Abstract

The telemedicine and telehealth sectors have seen significant expansion in recent years, primarily propelled by technological advancements and the widespread adoption of wearable devices. This study seeks to conduct an extensive evaluation of research on telemedicine and telehealth over the past 33 years to track their evolution and growth through bibliometric analysis using R-Studio and VOS-viewer. Detailed information for the selected papers has been gathered from the Scopus database. The study highlights the annual production of research undertaken in this study. The data indicates a growing trend in the overall publications for both authors and articles. The study examines the thematic analysis using thematic evolution, thematic map, co-word, and co-citation network analysis. The results indicated that Krupinski E.A. (8), and Weinstein R.S. (7), are the top two authors in the production of documents. Further, a paper by Joseph Kvedar (2014), titled “Connected Health: A Review of Technologies and Strategies to Improve Patient Care with Telemedicine and Telehealth” received the highest citation 403 followed by Ronald S. Weinstein (2014), titled “Telemedicine, Telehealth, and Mobile Health Applications That Work: Opportunities and Barriers” which received 398 citations thus indicating the most influential publications. Key terms like “telemedicine” and “telehealth”, are the most prominent themes. Thematic evolution shows a shift from general medical themes to healthcare quality. This highlights the growing importance of digital health solutions in improving healthcare delivery. The study will be helpful for researchers, funding agencies, and policymakers to use the findings to prioritize their work to advance telemedicine and telehealth.

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AU  - Komalpreet Kaur
AU  - Bharti Kapur
PY  - 2024
DA  - 2024/10/17
TI  - Trends in Remote Healthcare and the Future of Telemedicine: A bibliometric Analysis
BT  - Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Emerging Technologies and Sustainable Business Practices-2024 (ICETSBP 2024)
PB  - Atlantis Press
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EP  - 394
SN  - 2352-5428
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