失智症照顧者使用遠距照護支援系統經驗之先導研究

Background: As a progressive degenerative illness, dementia can reveal itself through a variety of symptoms such as intellectual deterioration, loss of recent memory, loss of cognitive ability, and psychological and behavioral problems. The telecare medical support system (TMSS) has been a part of d...

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Published inThe Journal of Nursing Research Vol. 20; no. 3; pp. 169 - 180
Main Authors 周歆凱, 甄瑞興, 林怡君, 蔡明足, 陳楚杰, 翁林仲
Format Journal Article
LanguageChinese
Published 台灣 臺灣護理學會 01.09.2012
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MEDLINE
SCIE
Scopus
SSCI
TSCI
TSSCI
失智症
科技輔助
遠距照護支援系統
醫療資訊
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ISSN1682-3141

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Summary:Background: As a progressive degenerative illness, dementia can reveal itself through a variety of symptoms such as intellectual deterioration, loss of recent memory, loss of cognitive ability, and psychological and behavioral problems. The telecare medical support system (TMSS) has been a part of dementia care in many countries for many years. Although worth considering, the TMSS model is difficult to directly implement in Taiwan because of cultural and social issues. Purpose: This study explores the ease of use and usefulness of TMSS from the perspective of primary caregivers and assesses the benefits of TMSS in home dementia care. Methods: We used a qualitative research method to explore the experience and perceptions of 30 primary caregivers who each used TMSS for 6 months in dementia care. Data were collected using 1-hour in-depth interviews. Four senior nurses conducted the content analysis. Results: Approximately two thirds (63.3%) of the participants were primary caregivers of patients with Alzheimer’
ISSN:1682-3141