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Implementation of Telemedicine for Patients With Dementia and Their Caregivers: Scoping Review
Mengfei Ye, Zheng Liu, Weigen Xie, Mengna Shou, S J Wang, Xuebing Lin, Yan Xu, Miner Yao et al.. Journal of Medical Internet Research, 2025-03-11
Topic: Risk, prevention and care in population studies
This study included 54 articles, comprising 14,446 participants from 10 countries. In total, 4 major themes emerged from the articles: the design of telemedicine services, effectiveness of telemedicine, external environmental factors, and barriers in telemedicine implementation. Cognitive training was addressed in 28 studies. Within the domain of work and leisure, 24 solutions were identified. Most reviewed studies indicated favorable experiences with telemedicine services and highlighted perceived personal and social benefits among patients with dementia, as well as identified barriers to accessing and using such services. Future studies should encompass the enhancement of digital accessibility for individuals with restricted resources and limited technological proficiency, the use of randomized controlled trial methodologies to ascertain the comparative efficacy of various service delivery modes, and the augmentation of sample diversity.
Key findings
- This study included 54 articles, comprising 14,446 participants from 10 countries.
- In total, 4 major themes emerged from the articles: the design of telemedicine services, effectiveness of telemedicine, external environmental factors, and barriers in telemedicine implementation.
- Cognitive training was addressed in 28 studies.
- Within the domain of work and leisure, 24 solutions were identified.
- Most reviewed studies indicated favorable experiences with telemedicine services and highlighted perceived personal and social benefits among patients with dementia, as well as identified barriers to accessing and using such services.
Why it matters
This scoping review of 54 articles found mostly favorable experiences with telemedicine for dementia patients and caregivers, along with barriers to access and use. It calls for randomized controlled trials to compare service delivery modes, meaning comparative effectiveness is not yet established.
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Study details
- Study designrandomized controlled trial
- Participants54
- Evidence strengthHigh
How this study scored 61/100
Published in a peer-reviewed journal, and it is a randomised controlled trial. Scored zero for effect reported because the record does not state it. We have no data on senior author's track record, so that was left out: it earned 59 of the 96 points we could judge it on, which is 61 out of 100.
| Component | Points | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Journal tier | 7 / 10 | Tier 3 — peer-reviewed journal (Journal of Medical Internet Research) |
| Journal's citation record | 3 / 4 | Journal of Medical Internet Research: journal h-index 286 (OpenAlex, 2026-10-29) |
| Study design | 11 / 12 | A randomised controlled trial |
| Strength of evidence | 5 / 5 | Rated “high” in our summary |
| Peer-review validation | 10 / 10 | Peer-reviewed. Published as an article in a named peer-reviewed journal. |
| How recent | 4 / 5 | 2025 — within 3 year(s) of the newest study here |
| Sample size | 1 / 4 | 54 participants |
| Effect reported | 0 / 3 | No effect size reported — scores zero (not stated in the record — scored 0) |
| Studied in people | 3 / 3 | Studied in people (participant count stated) |
| Randomised / blinded | 1 / 2 | Randomised (as stated in the record) |
| Times cited | 2 / 7 | Cited 9 times (OpenAlex, 2026-10-10) |
| Citations per year | 2 / 5 | 3.0 citations a year over 3 year(s) since 2025 |
| Impact for its field and year | 3 / 6 | Cited 7.6× the average for papers of its field and year (OpenAlex FWCI) |
| Cited by studies here | 1 / 6 | Cited by 1 other studies in this library |
| Still being cited | 1 / 4 | Cited 9 times in 2024–2026 (2026 still in progress; OpenAlex) |
| Senior author's track record | — / 4 | Senior author's record not available — left out of this score |
| Institution's track record | 0 / 3 | Shaoxing University: institution h-index 196 (OpenAlex) |
| Multi-centre collaboration | 1 / 3 | OpenAlex lists 2 institution(s) in 1 country |
| Indexed in PubMed | 2 / 2 | Indexed in PubMed (PMID 40324768) |
| Free to read | 2 / 2 | Free to read |
| Points | 59 / 96 | Scored on 19 of 20 parts. We have no data for the rest, so they are left out: 59 of the 96 points we could judge it on is 61 out of 100. |
| Total | 61 / 100 | — |
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Read the original
- DOI: 10.2196/65667
- PubMed: 40324768
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APA 7th
Ye, M., Liu, Z., Xie, W., Shou, M., Wang, S. J., Lin, X., et al. (2025). Implementation of Telemedicine for Patients With Dementia and Their Caregivers: Scoping Review. Journal of Medical Internet Research. https://doi.org/10.2196/65667
Vancouver
Ye M, Liu Z, Xie W, Shou M, Wang SJ, Lin X, et al. Implementation of Telemedicine for Patients With Dementia and Their Caregivers: Scoping Review. Journal of Medical Internet Research. 2025. doi:10.2196/65667. PMID: 40324768.
BibTeX
@article{ye2025-40324768,
author = {Ye, Mengfei and Liu, Zheng and Xie, Weigen and Shou, Mengna and Wang, S J and Lin, Xuebing and Xu, Yan and Yao, Miner and others},
title = {{Implementation of Telemedicine for Patients With Dementia and Their Caregivers: Scoping Review}},
journal = {Journal of Medical Internet Research},
year = {2025},
doi = {10.2196/65667},
pmid = {40324768},
url = {https://doi.org/10.2196/65667}
}
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