A telehealth case study of videophone use between family members

• Published in: AMIA ... Annual Symposium proceedings Vol. 2006; p. 948
• Main Authors: Hensel, Brian K, Oliver, Debra Parker, Demiris, George, Willis, Lia
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States American Medical Informatics Association 2006
• Subjects: Family; Humans; Interviews as Topic; Nursing Homes; Telemedicine; Telephone; Videoconferencing; Visitors to Patients

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...