Table 2

List of digital health innovations implemented in various countries

SL noStudy IDCountry of implementationDigital health intervention summaryComparison
Mental health (including neurological and neurodevelopmental disorders)
1Banks2021IrelandTelemedicine Low-cost high Value E-care (LoVE)-virtual clinicsYes
2Budhwani2021CanadaVirtual care management Part of Women’s VirtualYes
3Carroll UnclearUnclearTele-heath outpatient consultation and rehabilitation servicesNone
4Cooper2021UnclearTelemedicine Cognitive well-being interventionNone
5D'Arma2021Italy‘Virtual Instrument fOr healthy Lifestyle Adherence’ Healthy lifestyle promotionNone
6Davenport2021AustraliaPre-clinic triageNone
7Di Lorito2021UKTele-rehabilitationNone
8Gromatsky2021USAVA Caring for Our Nation’s Needs Electronically behavioural therapy, psychoeducation and support. TelehealthNone
9Guan2020CanadaFOCUS programme Virtual continuity of care including rehabilitation and supportNone
10Hom2021USAVirtual/remote partial hospital programme (PHP) stepping down from in-patient care managementNone
11Kidorf2021USAMedminder ‘Jon’ version electronic pillbox Take home medicine managementNone
12Kim2021UnclearRemotely supervised technology-based intervention Reinforcing, and multimodal exercise management strategyNone
13Levinson2021USATelehealth exposure-based intensive outpatient programme (IOP)Yes
14Lima2021IndiaClinical telemedicine using hybrid face robot Cognitive engagement and mental health support deliveryYes
15Locke2021USATelemedicine programme Virtual mental health and behavioural change interventionYes
16Looi2020AustraliaTelepsychiatry consultations and psychotherapyYes
17Mesika2021IsraelTeleheath psychotherapyYes
18Malka2021UnclearTelepsychiatry therapy and supportNone
19Motolese2020ItalyRemote patient monitoringNone
20Nicholas2021AustraliaBRACE project. Telehealth therapyYes
21Palma2021UnclearPalliative Hospital-Centred Spiritual and Psychological Telehealth SystemNone
22Panda2021IndiaTeleconsultation, therapy and supportNone
23Paul2020USATelepsychotherapyNone
24Peralta2020Dominican RepublicTeleconsultationNone
25Ping2020MalaysiaUltra-brief psychological interventions (UBPI). Tele Mental Health and Psychosocial Support Service. Hotlines.None
26Pollard2021UnclearTelehealth therapyYes
27Puspitasari2021UnclearAdult Transitions Programme Tele behavioural therapy and supportNone
28Ravindran2020India24/7 National Helpline for Psychosocial Support and Mental Health ServicesNone
29Rojas2021UnclearCognitive-behavioural therapy for suicide prevention (BCBT-SP). Clinical video telehealth (CVT)None
30Sennott2020UnclearTelehealth outreach well-being supportNone
31Shah2021UnclearTeleconsultations and managementNone
32Sharma2020USATelemental health learning servicesNone
33Sun2021ChinaMindfulness for Growth and Resilience. Mindfulness-based learning mHealthYes
34Tunuguntla2021Multiple countriesYoga of Immortals (YOI) therapyNone
35Vukc evic Markovic2020SerbiaOnline expressive writing interventionYes
36Weintraub2021USACaroline County TeleMedicine mobile treatment unit (TM-MTU) initiativeNone
37Wightman2021UnclearEmergency department (ED) Call back. Harm reduction services and addiction treatmentNone
38Yellowlees2020USAVirtual Telepsychiatry Clinic consultationsNone
Cardiovascular disease
1Nogueira2021UnclearTelemedicine consultations and managementYes
2Bakogiannis2021UnclearThe Hellenic Educational Self-care and Support Heart Failure app (ThessHF app)None
3Batalik2021Czech republicTelerehabilitation and supportNone
4Lalande2021UnclearHealing Hearts Together (HHT). Couple telepsychologyYes
5Li2021ChinaTelemedicine consultationNone
6McLachlan2021New ZealandTelehealth consultations and supportNone
7Rosman2021USAVirtual AF self-managementNone
8Scherrenberg021UnclearTele psychological consultations, counselling and supportNone
9Wali2021CanadaMedly programme. TelemonitoringNone
10Yiaslas2020USAHeart Disease Reversal Programme. TeleManagementNone
11Zhao2021USAPart of ReACT programme. Telemanagement and supportYes
Cancer
1Aghedo2021UnclearTele-multidisciplinary clinic (MDC)None
2Berlin2021CanadaVirtual Care Management System (VCMS) using Agile service design processNone
3Brown2021Unclear‘Virtual-Hybrid Approach to clinic’. Telemedicine servicesNone
4Chen2021ChinaTeleconsultation and medication managementNone
5Emard2021USAVirtual mind–body programmeNone
6Gardner2021USATele-neuropsychology continuity of careYes
7Gothe2021USASTAYFit exercise management interventionYes
8Karacin2021Republic of TurkeyTeleconsultation/ telemedicine based on clean and pandemic hospitalYes
9Knoerl2021USATele-yoga interventionYes
10Lonergan2021USATeleclinic visitsYes
11Marchese2021CanadaVirtual pharmacy care modelNone
12Myers Virtue2021USATelepsychologyYes
13Patt2021USARemote patient symptom managementNone
14Pritchett2021USAMayo Clinic COVID-19 Remote patient monitoring (RPM) programmeYes
15Specht2020USATelehealth preoperative and postoperative servicesNone
16Steimer2021UnclearRPM programmeNone
17Yerram2020USATelemedicine visits and Clinical patient service (CPS) interventionNone
Diabetes mellitus
1Alromaihi2020BahrainTelemedicine consultation and medication managementNone
2Braune2021GermanyDigital diabetes clinic using service design methodsNone
3Fraticelli2020ItalyWeb-based nutritional interventionYes
4Hanson2021UKLow carb programme health app. Remote digital health interventionYes
5Jiwani2021USABehavioural lifestyle interventionNone
6Jones2020USAVirtual co-management service. TeleconsultationsYes
7Leon-Vargas2021ColumbiaRemote diabetes managementNone
8Luzi2021ItalyTele-monitoring for remote care continuity. Remote glucose control systemYes
9Mackenzie2020UKMassive open online course for self-managementNone
10Zeller Jr.2021UnclearDiabetes reporting. Telemedicine supportYes
Chronic respiratory disease
1Jangalee2021CanadaHome-based virtual pulmonary rehabilitation programme with RPMNone
2Philip2020UKSinging for lung health (SLH) interventionYes
Chronic liver disease
1Motz2021UnclearTelehealth exercise managementNone
Multiple NCD domains
1Kesavadev2021IndiaTelemedicine for patient management/in-patient level careNone
2Pareyson2021ItalyNeuro-telemedicine services, including tele-visits and tele-neurorehabilitationNone
3Songsermpong2021ThailandTeleconsultationsNone
4Wu2020TaiwanTelehealth for palliative care family conferences with shared decision makingNone
  • NCD, non-communicable disease.