Twenty years of telemedicine in chronic disease management – an evidence synthesis Tập 18 Số 4 - Trang 211-220 - 2012
Richard Wootton
A literature review was conducted to obtain a high-level view of the value of telemedicine in the management of five common chronic diseases (asthma, COPD, diabetes, heart failure, hypertension). A total of 141 randomised controlled trials (RCTs) was identified, in which 148 telemedicine interventions of various kinds had been tested in a total of 37,695 patients. The value of each interv...... hiện toàn bộ Smartphone applications for pain management Tập 17 Số 6 - Trang 308-312 - 2011
Benjamin A. Rosser, Christopher Eccleston
Smartphone applications (or apps) are becoming increasingly popular. The lack of regulation or guidance for health-related apps means that the validity and reliability of their content is unknown. We have conducted a review of available apps relating to the generic condition of pain. The official application stores for five major smartphone platforms were searched: iPhone, Android, Blackb...... hiện toàn bộ A study of a rural community's readiness for telehealth Tập 9 Số 5 - Trang 259-263 - 2003
Penny Jennett, Andora Jackson, Theresa Healy, Kendall Ho, Arminée Kazanjian, Robert Woollard, Susan Haydt, Joanna Bates
A qualitative approach was used to explore the readiness of a rural community for the implementation of telehealth services. There were four domains of interest: patient, practitioner, public and organization. Sixteen semistructured telephone interviews (three to five in each domain) were carried out with key informants and recorded on audio-tape. Two community awareness sessions were hel...... hiện toàn bộ A Comparison of Communication Modes in Adult Psychiatry Tập 1 Số 1 - Trang 22-26 - 1995
Chris Ball, P McLaren, Angela B. Summerfield, Maurice Lipsedge, J. P. Watson
The process and outcome of clinical tasks in an acute psychiatric unit were compared using four different communication modes: face to face, telephone, hands-free telephone, and a low-cost videoconferencing system. Six doctors and six patients took part in the study. Four assessment measures were used. The videoconferencing system was positively received by both patients and doctors. Both...... hiện toàn bộ Assessing and referring adolescents' health-related social problems: qualitative evaluation of a novel web-based approach Tập 18 Số 7 - Trang 392-398 - 2012
S. Wylie, Areej Hassan, Emily Krull, Aaron Pikcilingis, Heather L. Corliss, Elizabeth R. Woods, Eric W. Fleegler
We conducted a qualitative study to examine users' perceptions of a web-based screening and referral system for young adults with health-related social problems. The first 50 patients who used the system also took part in semi-structured interviews. There were 20 patients aged 15–17 years and 30 aged 18–25 years. Completing the web-based screening process took an average of 25 min. Ninety...... hiện toàn bộ A feasibility study of home telemedicine for patients with cystic fibrosis awaiting transplantation Tập 14 Số 4 - Trang 182-185 - 2008
Olive M Wilkinson, Frances Duncan-Skingle, Jennifer Pryor, Margaret E. Hodson
Summary Sixteen patients with cystic fibrosis were randomized to either telemedicine or standard care alone. All patients were terminally ill. Patients in the telemedicine group had an ISDN line installed in their home and were given a videoconferencing unit connected to their home television set. Eleven subjects completed the baseline assessment and seven patients compl...... hiện toàn bộ Glossary Tập 13 Số 2_suppl - Trang 1-2 - 2007
Richard E. Scott
A walking intervention for postmenopausal women using mobile phones and interactive voice response Tập 18 Số 1 - Trang 20-25 - 2012
Prabu David, Janet Buckworth, Michael L. Pennell, Mira L. Katz, Cecilia R. DeGraffinreid, Electra D. Paskett
We conducted a feasibility study of a 12-week walking intervention administered through an Interactive Voice Response (IVR) system and mobile phones. We also examined the added benefit of a human coach. Post-menopausal women ( n = 71) were given a daily-steps goal, which they monitored using a pedometer. Each day, they answered an automated call from the IVR system to their mobile phone a...... hiện toàn bộ