A telehealth case study of videophone use between family members

This case study extends beyond the institution-centric provider-patient dyad to examine telehealth communication between a nursing home resident and a geographically distant family member. The participants communicated regularly for three months by videophone. They found technical performance and us...

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Published inAMIA ... Annual Symposium proceedings Vol. 2006; p. 948
Main Authors Hensel, Brian K, Oliver, Debra Parker, Demiris, George, Willis, Lia
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States American Medical Informatics Association 2006
Subjects
Family
Humans
Interviews as Topic
Nursing Homes
Telemedicine
Telephone
Videoconferencing
Visitors to Patients
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Summary:This case study extends beyond the institution-centric provider-patient dyad to examine telehealth communication between a nursing home resident and a geographically distant family member. The participants communicated regularly for three months by videophone. They found technical performance and usability acceptable and were generally satisfied with this application of telehealth technology. They assumed a strong role in self-remedying technical and usability problems they experienced. Potential implications associated with such use of telehealth technology by residence-based patients and their significant others, and the self-directedness displayed by participants in this case study, are discussed.
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ISSN:1942-597X
1559-4076