Bioethics in information technologies in telehealth: a systematic review

Resumo

The growing use of technology inevitably leads to numerous debates on the ethical and legal issue of
its use in healthcare. This research aims to investigate the bioethical aspects involved in information
technologies use in telehealth actions via the synthesis of existing evidence so far, seeking a better
understanding of this topic. A systematic review of the literature was conducted using on the Latin
American and Caribbean Health Sciences Literature, MEDLINE, PubMed, Scientific Electronic Library
Online, and Science Direct databases. This review identified several bioethical aspects involved in the use
of information technologies, highlighting positive and negative points involving telehealth expansion,
especially in developing countries, recognizing telehealth as a complementary method of access to
health and not a substitute for traditional in-person consultations, which is even more important for
the follow-up and monitoring of patients, mainly from remote areas or those with mobility difficulties.