Intervenciones de telemedicina para actuar en sedentarismo de pacientes trastorno mental grave: revisión de alcance

Objective. Summarize the available scientific literature on the use of telemedicine interventions to act on the sedentary lifestyle of patients with Severe Mental Illness. Methodology. Exploratory or scoping review. Results. Searches were performed and analyzed in the PubMed, CINAHL, Cuiden, Lilacs, Cochrane, APA PsycINFO databases. Finally, 19 articles were included. 15 had quantitative methodology, 3 qualitative and 1 mixed approach. The main pathologies studied were schizophrenia, bipolar disorder and major depressive disorder. All demonstrated applications, usefulness and influence of telemedicine to treat sedentary lifestyle and thus increase health in the physical, mental or social part. Some studies described problems and difficulties reported by patients, family members and professionals at a practical level. A minority of studies analyzed user satisfaction with this type of digital intervention, which can be classified as medium-high. Discussion. Telemedicine interventions are currently used by professionals to better measure the level of sedentary lifestyle. Also, as a tool to improve adherence, monitor the disease process and humanize healthcare. There are few research studies on this matter. Quantitative and qualitative approaches are needed to increase the success of interventions.