Telemonitoring as intervention in the postoperative facectomy

systematic reviewof the literature

Abstract

This study aimed to identify the use of the ‘telephone follow-up’ as a nursing intervention in the postoperative period of patients who underwent cataract surgery. It is a systematic literature review conducted in the databases MEDLINE, CINAHL, and LILACS, in accord with PRISM methodology (Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses). The sample consisted of five articles discussing the theme. The studies included were from countries as China, England, and Germany, and belonged to International Medical Journal, indicating the necessity of increasing nursing research on this subject and in our sociocultural context. We observed that the telephone follow-up was conducted by Short Message Service (SMS) as reminders for attendance at ophthalmology outpatient clinics. The follow-up conducted with phone calls was also assessed as necessary in the context of the need for information and support to patients followed up in ophthalmology service. The use of telemonitoring in postoperative patients who underwent cataract surgery can be considered a viable and cost-effective alternative to the continuity of postoperative care in their homes.