Digital health in stroke: a narrative review

Digital health is significantly transforming stroke care, particularly in remote and economically diverse regions, by harnessing mobile and wireless technologies, big data, and artificial intelligence (AI). Despite the promising advancements, a notable gap exists in the formal clinical validation of...

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Main Authors: Gisele Sampaio Silva, João Brainer Clares de Andrade
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Language:English
Published: Thieme Revinter Publicações 2024-08-01
Series:Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria
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Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0044-1789201
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description Digital health is significantly transforming stroke care, particularly in remote and economically diverse regions, by harnessing mobile and wireless technologies, big data, and artificial intelligence (AI). Despite the promising advancements, a notable gap exists in the formal clinical validation of many digital health applications, raising concerns about their efficacy and safety in real-world clinical settings. Our review systematically explores the landscape of digital health in stroke care, assessing the development, validation, and implementation of various digital tools. We adopted a comprehensive search strategy, scrutinizing peer-reviewed articles published between January 2015 and January 2024, to gather evidence on the effectiveness of digital health interventions. A rigorous quality assessment was conducted to ensure the reliability of the included studies, with findings synthesized to underscore key technological innovations and their clinical outcomes. Ethical considerations were meticulously observed to maintain data confidentiality and integrity. Our findings highlight the transformative potential of mobile health technologies, AI, and telemedicine in improving diagnostic accuracy, treatment efficacy, and patient outcomes in stroke care. Our paper delves into the evolution and impact of digital health in cerebrovascular prevention, diagnosis, rehabilitation and stroke treatment, emphasizing the digital health's role in enhancing access to expert care, mitigating treatment delays and improving outcomes. However, the review also underscores the critical need for rigorous clinical validation and ethical considerations in the development and deployment of digital health technologies to ensure their safe and effective integration into stroke care practices.
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spelling doaj-art-3d3663a9f3f64a55a0041ab382a40b142025-08-20T03:55:33ZengThieme Revinter PublicaçõesArquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria0004-282X1678-42272024-08-01820800101010.1055/s-0044-1789201Digital health in stroke: a narrative reviewGisele Sampaio Silva0https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3247-3123João Brainer Clares de Andrade1https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8768-7164Universidade Federal de São Paulo, Departamento de Neurologia, São Paulo SP, Brazil.Universidade Federal de São Paulo, Departamento de Neurologia, São Paulo SP, Brazil.Digital health is significantly transforming stroke care, particularly in remote and economically diverse regions, by harnessing mobile and wireless technologies, big data, and artificial intelligence (AI). Despite the promising advancements, a notable gap exists in the formal clinical validation of many digital health applications, raising concerns about their efficacy and safety in real-world clinical settings. Our review systematically explores the landscape of digital health in stroke care, assessing the development, validation, and implementation of various digital tools. We adopted a comprehensive search strategy, scrutinizing peer-reviewed articles published between January 2015 and January 2024, to gather evidence on the effectiveness of digital health interventions. A rigorous quality assessment was conducted to ensure the reliability of the included studies, with findings synthesized to underscore key technological innovations and their clinical outcomes. Ethical considerations were meticulously observed to maintain data confidentiality and integrity. Our findings highlight the transformative potential of mobile health technologies, AI, and telemedicine in improving diagnostic accuracy, treatment efficacy, and patient outcomes in stroke care. Our paper delves into the evolution and impact of digital health in cerebrovascular prevention, diagnosis, rehabilitation and stroke treatment, emphasizing the digital health's role in enhancing access to expert care, mitigating treatment delays and improving outcomes. However, the review also underscores the critical need for rigorous clinical validation and ethical considerations in the development and deployment of digital health technologies to ensure their safe and effective integration into stroke care practices.http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0044-1789201Digital HealthStrokeSaúde DigitalAcidente Vascular Cerebral
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Saúde Digital
Acidente Vascular Cerebral
title Digital health in stroke: a narrative review
title_full Digital health in stroke: a narrative review
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title_short Digital health in stroke: a narrative review
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topic Digital Health
Stroke
Saúde Digital
Acidente Vascular Cerebral
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