https://ojs.luminescience.cn/JDH/issue/feed 2024-04-08T00:00:00+08:00 Editorial Office of JDH editor-jdh@luminescience-press.com Open Journal Systems <p><strong><em>Journal of Digital Health</em></strong> (JDH) is the official journal of the Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University. Publishing services are provided by Luminescience Press. </p> <p> </p> <p>JDH is an open access and peer-reviewed journal that publishes articles from a wide variety of interdisciplinary perspectives concerning the theory and practice of artificial intelligence (AI), big data and informatics in medical and healthcare industries to improve the quality and efficiency of healthcare. The journal publishes research articles, reviews, perspectives, research highlights and case reports that present the application of digital technologies in medical diagnostics and treatment, medical devices, machine learning-based decision support, medical record database and intelligent and process-aware information system in healthcare and medicine.</p> https://ojs.luminescience.cn/JDH/article/view/243 2024-01-20T09:22:43+08:00 Atefeh Shamsi noor13500@yahoo.com

<p><strong>Background</strong><strong>: </strong>Telehealth integrates traditional hospitalization into modern healthcare by utilizing digital devices, especially for pediatric chronic diseases. This new approach has promoted convenient home care by providing individualized support to healthcare providers, children, and their families to facilitate constant management of physiological follow-up, prevention of complication and cost-effective services.</p> <p><strong>Objectives</strong><strong>: </strong>This paper investigated the studies of Iranian telehealth concerning pediatric chronic diseases and aimed to explore the benefits and challenges of telehealth and provided recommendations to improve implementation.</p> <p><strong>Methods</strong><strong>: </strong>We identified fifteen relevant studies through comprehensive database searches. These studies were analyzed in terms of different types of pediatric chronic diseases and the characteristics, outcomes, benefits and challenges of telehealth.</p> <p><strong>Results</strong><strong>: </strong>Telehealth could potentially transform pediatric care by facilitating home-based, personalized assistance. It enabled continuous physiological follow-up, complication prevention, and cost-effective services that bridge the frequent face-to-face follow up gaps in healthcare. Telehealth studies identified technological, regulatory and infrastructure challenges as the direct factors that inhibit the growth of telehealth services.</p> <p><strong>Conclusion</strong><strong>: </strong>Telehealth integration to traditional care offered advantages, including enhanced access, personalized care and cost-effectiveness. However, it was crucial to overcome challenges of technology, regulation and infrastructure. Investing in telehealth enhancement and developing strategies to address these obstacles can significantly improve healthcare outcomes for children with chronic diseases and reshape pediatric care.</p>

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