Utility of Smartphone in Home Care Medicine - First Trial

The use of video calls for home care can reduce anxiety and offer patients peace of mind. The most suitable terminals at facilities to support home care have been iPad Air and iPhone with FaceTime software. However, usage has been limited to specific terminals. In order to eliminate the need for spe...

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Published inGan to kagaku ryoho Vol. 42 Suppl 1; p. 11
Main Authors Takeshige, Toshiyuki, Hirano, Chiho, Nakagawa, Midori, Yoshioka, Rentaro
Format Journal Article
LanguageJapanese
Published Japan 01.12.2015
Subjects
Home Care Services
Japan
Palliative Care
Smartphone
Software Design
Japan
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Summary:The use of video calls for home care can reduce anxiety and offer patients peace of mind. The most suitable terminals at facilities to support home care have been iPad Air and iPhone with FaceTime software. However, usage has been limited to specific terminals. In order to eliminate the need for special terminals and software, we have developed a program that has been customized to meet the needs of facilities using Web Real Time Communication(WebRTC)in cooperation with the University of Aizu. With this software, video calls can accommodate the large number of home care patients.
ISSN:0385-0684