Reaching rural communities with culturally appropriate care: a model for adapting remote monitoring to American Indian veterans with posttraumatic stress disorder

• Published in: Telemedicine journal and e-health Vol. 19; no. 4; p. 272
• Main Authors: Brooks, Elizabeth, Novins, Douglas K, Noe, Tim, Bair, Byron, Dailey, Nancy, Lowe, Jeff, Richardson, Jr, W J Buck, Hawthorne, Kara, Shore, Jay H
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.04.2013
• Subjects: Cultural Competency; Home Care Services - organization & administration; Humans; Indians, North American; Monitoring, Ambulatory; Psychiatry - organization & administration; Rural Health Services - organization & administration; Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic - psychology; Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic - therapy; Telemedicine - instrumentation; Telemedicine - organization & administration; United States; Veterans; United States

Providing specialized healthcare to rural communities can be extremely difficult, and consequently many health organizations are turning to the use of telehealth technologies for care delivery. One such technology, remote monitoring, has been successfully implemented with patients suffering from chr...