Comparative efficacy of telehealth interventions on promoting cancer screening: A network meta‐analysis of randomized controlled trials

Author:

Zhang Shu1ORCID,Zhou Lin1ORCID,Yi Li2,Chen Xiaoli1ORCID,Zhang Yun1ORCID,Li Juejin1ORCID,Zhang Yalin1ORCID,Hu Xiaolin13ORCID

Affiliation:

1. Department of Nursing, West China Hospital, Sichuan University/ West China School of Nursing Sichuan University Chengdu Sichuan China

2. Information and Software Engineering College University of Electronic Science and Technology of China Chengdu China

3. Tianfu Jincheng Laboratory, City of Future Medicine Chengdu Sichuan China

Abstract

AbstractBackgroundCancer screening is a pivotal method for reducing mortality from disease, but the screening coverage is still lower than expected. Telehealth interventions demonstrated significant benefits in cancer care, yet there is currently no consensus on their impact on facilitating cancer screening or on the most effective remote technology.DesignA network meta‐analysis was conducted to detect the impact of telehealth interventions on cancer screening and to identify the most effective teletechnologies.MethodsSix English databases were searched from inception until July 2023 to yield relevant randomized controlled trials (RCTs). Two individual authors completed the literature selection, data extraction, and methodological evaluations using the Cochrane Risk of Bias tool. Traditional pairwise analysis and network meta‐analysis were performed to identify the overall effects and compare different teletechnologies.ResultsThirty‐four eligible RCTs involving 131,644 participants were enrolled. Overall, telehealth interventions showed statistically significant effects on the improvement of cancer screening. Subgroup analyses revealed that telehealth interventions were most effective for breast and cervical cancer screening, and rural populations also experienced benefits, but there was no improvement in screening for older adults. The network meta‐analysis indicated that mobile applications, video plus telephone, and text message plus telephone were associated with more obvious improvements in screening than other teletechnologies.ConclusionOur study identified that telehealth interventions were effective for the completion of cancer screening and clarified the exact impact of telehealth on different cancer types, ages, and rural populations. Mobile applications, video plus telephone, and text message plus telephone are the three forms of teletechnologies most likely to improve cancer screening. More well‐designed RCTs involving direct comparisons of different teletechnologies are needed in the future.Clinical RelevanceTelehealth interventions should be encouraged to facilitate cancer screening, and the selection of the optimal teletechnology based on the characteristics of the population is also necessary.

Publisher

Wiley

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