This review shows that a wide variety of terms were used
in the reviewed studies to define ICT. Most frequently used
definitions were telehealth and telemedicine. This is in line
with Koch’s [7] review of the current state and future trends
in home telehealth. The term telehealth has been broadly
defined as the use of telecommunication and information
technologies for provision of healthcare to individuals at a
geographical distance [20]. Telehealth involves a wide variety
of specific modalities including telephone-based interactions,
Internet-based information, still and live imaging, personal
digital assistants, and interactive audio-video communication
or television [21]. Furthermore, eHealth is described
as the overall umbrella field that includes both ICT and
telehealth, combining use of electronic communication and
information technology in healthcare [22]. This may explain
the results of this review with many different terms used to
define the technology