The Italian national telemedicine programme.

abstract：:Telemedicine has the potential substantially to improve the delivery of health care. However, cost-effectiveness studies are needed to help define the appropriate scope and application of telemedicine in different settings. Reports on the evaluation of telemedicine are dominated by technical and feasibility studies. S...

journal_title：Journal of telemedicine and telecare

authors： Hailey D

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The potential of telemedicine to improve services for patients suffering from coronary heart disease (CHD) was explored. Key issues surrounding the delivery of CHD services in London were identified, such as a shortage of skilled staff, the need for appropriate patient information and problems with waiting times, part...

journal_title：Journal of telemedicine and telecare

authors： Clough K,Mallinson M,Jardine I

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Our aim was to examine the internet health seeking behaviour of parents attending a general paediatric outpatient clinic. For this purpose, the proportion of parents going online to obtain child health information, the most commonly used online resources, and factors having an influence on internet usage w...

journal_title：Journal of telemedicine and telecare

authors： Sebelefsky C,Karner D,Voitl J,Klein F,Voitl P,Böck A

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We assessed the clinical course of patients after store and forward teledermatology in comparison with conventional consultations. Patients being referred from primary care to dermatology clinics were randomly assigned to teledermatology or a conventional consultation. A total of 392 patients were randomized; 261 pati...

journal_title：Journal of telemedicine and telecare

authors： Whited JD,Warshaw EM,Kapur K,Edison KE,Thottapurathu L,Raju S,Cook B,Engasser H,Pullen S,Moritz TE,Datta SK,Marty L,Foman NA,Suwattee P,Ward DS,Reda DJ

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The aim of this review was to systematically evaluate the available evidence on the effectiveness of internet-based telerehabilitation among patients after total joint arthroplasty regarding pain, range of motion, physical function, health-related quality of life, satisfaction, and psychological well-being...

journal_title：Journal of telemedicine and telecare

authors： Wang Q,Lee RL,Hunter S,Chan SW

更新日期：2021-01-17 00:00:00

abstract：:The advent of telemedicine poses new legal challenges for Canada's health-care system. Although telemedicine increases access, it does not fit easily into Canada's traditional one-tier approach to health-care. Cross-border telemedicine services may inadvertently contribute to a two-tier system. The current legal syste...

journal_title：Journal of telemedicine and telecare

authors： Bailey M

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We examined the feasibility of using a remotely manoeuverable robot to make home hazard assessments for fall prevention. We employed use-case simulations to compare robot assessments with in-person assessments. We screened the homes of nine elderly patients (aged 65 years or more) for fall risks using the HEROS screen...

journal_title：Journal of telemedicine and telecare

authors： Sadasivam RS,Luger TM,Coley HL,Taylor BB,Padir T,Ritchie CS,Houston TK

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We assessed the effectiveness of two methods of patient education, a printed manual and a Website, provided to patients waiting for cardiac surgery. The four-phase study was conducted over two and a half years, and included urban and rural subjects in Vancouver and the interior of British Columbia. The Website was bas...

journal_title：Journal of telemedicine and telecare

authors： Scherrer-Bannerman A,Fofonoff D,Minshall D,Downie S,Brown M,Leslie F,McGowan P

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In 2003, the Institute of Tropical Medicine (ITM) in Antwerp set up an Internet-based decision support service to assist health-care workers in the management of difficult HIV/AIDS cases. This service is available to physicians working in resource-limited settings. Between April 2003 and December 2009, the telemedicin...

journal_title：Journal of telemedicine and telecare

authors： Zolfo M,Bateganya MH,Adetifa IM,Colebunders R,Lynen L

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Consumer feedback and end-user perceptions provide important information regarding the clinical acceptability of new telepractice systems. This pilot investigation aimed to evaluate end-user perceptions of a new asynchronous telepractice application, ' SwallowIT', designed to support patients to remotely complete inte...

journal_title：Journal of telemedicine and telecare

authors： Wall LR,Ward EC,Cartmill B,Hill AJ,Porceddu SV

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The current health-care infrastructure is generally considered to be inadequate to meet the needs of an increasingly older population. We have investigated the feasibility of a passive in-home monitoring system based on wireless accessible sensor populations (WASP). In an EU-funded project we have identified the syste...

journal_title：Journal of telemedicine and telecare

authors： Mazzù M,Scalvini S,Giordano A,Frumento E,Wells H,Lokhorst K,Glisenti F

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Telemedicine and new media (e.g. the Internet, tele-teaching and tele-learning) are increasingly being used in medicine. We surveyed the awareness and acceptance of these developments on the part of medical students (n =750) at the University of Innsbruck. A 16-item questionnaire was handed out in randomly chosen medi...

journal_title：Journal of telemedicine and telecare

authors： Moser PL,Hager M,Lorenz IH,Sögner P,Schubert HM,Mikuz G,Kolbitsch C

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tele-education has been used for many years to deliver continuing education programmes to rural health-care professionals. The main modes are audio, video and computer. Audio technologies involve the transmission of the spoken word (voice) between learners and instructors, either synchronously or asynchronously. Examp...

journal_title：Journal of telemedicine and telecare

authors： Curran VR

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The prevention of falls in the elderly could be based on risk assessment and the prediction of when an individual is likely to sustain an injury. A telecare system should allow the dynamic assessment of risk to be produced by a control centre computer, based on data transmitted from local sensors in the elderly person...

journal_title：Journal of telemedicine and telecare

authors： Doughty K,Cameron K

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In 1999 a national study of telemedicine in Australia led to the promotion of the concept of 'e-health', the health sector's equivalent of 'e-commerce'. A new study explored the view that, with the convergence of technologies and the consequent increase in ability to perform multiple functions with those technologies,...

journal_title：Journal of telemedicine and telecare

authors： Mitchell J

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Telepsychiatry can be used in two kinds of psychiatric emergencies: one-time clinical events and public health situations associated with mass disaster. Emergency telepsychiatry delivered by videoconferencing has the potential to improve patient care in many settings. Although experience is limited, it has been found ...

journal_title：Journal of telemedicine and telecare

authors： Yellowlees P,Burke MM,Marks SL,Hilty DM,Shore JH

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A telemedicine link was established in 1996 between the island of Inishmore and the department of psychiatry in University College Hospital, Galway. The link was mainly used to facilitate emergency consultations between patients on the island and the duty psychiatrist, always at the request of the island's general pra...

journal_title：Journal of telemedicine and telecare

authors： Mannion L,Fahy TJ,Duffy C,Broderick M,Gethins E

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We carried out a study to explore the potential of telemedicine and telecare to improve health-care for the population served by a health centre based in Deptford in south-east London. A wide range of potentially useful telemedicine and telecare applications was identified, nine of which could provide some immediate b...

journal_title：Journal of telemedicine and telecare

authors： Jardine I,Clough K,Navein J

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A distance continuing medical education programme was established at the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven in Belgium using multipoint videoconferencing via ISDN lines at 384 kbit/s. The sessions, held in the evening, comprised oral presentations followed by interactive questions and answers, and concluded with a multi-s...

journal_title：Journal of telemedicine and telecare

authors： Himpens B

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article deals with research which attempts to demonstrate the value of health care delivered via telemedicine. A great variety of telemedicine services have been proposed. Much of the published work concentrates on the power of the technology and the content and quality of interaction it supports. There are other...

journal_title：Journal of telemedicine and telecare

authors： Taylor P

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Telemedicine has been used in the Solomon Islands since 2000. We used quantitative and qualitative methods to examine telemedicine use in the Solomon Islands from January 2006 to June 2009. During the study period 66 telemedicine cases were submitted to the store and forward telemedicine system being used there. These...

journal_title：Journal of telemedicine and telecare

authors： Martiniuk A,Negin J,Hersch F,Dalipanda T,Jagilli R,Houasia P,Gorringe L,Christie A

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A distance continuing medical education programme was established at the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven using multipoint videoconferencing via ISDN lines at 384 kbit/s. During each academic year, 24-26 sessions were organized. During the first three years, a questionnaire was completed by 29% of the 13,489 participant...

journal_title：Journal of telemedicine and telecare

authors： Himpens B

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A telemedicine link was installed between a mining town in Western Australia and clinical specialists in Perth, about 1800 km away. Standard commercial videoconferencing units connected by ISDN at 128 kbit/s were used. During a two-year period, 90 teleconsultations were carried out. About one-third of the injuries to ...

journal_title：Journal of telemedicine and telecare

authors： Bowater M

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The current trend among many universities is to increase the number of courses available online. However, there are fundamental problems in transferring traditional education courses to virtual formats. Delivering current curricula in an online format does not assist in overcoming the negative effects on student motiv...

journal_title：Journal of telemedicine and telecare

authors： Tichon JG

更新日期：2002-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chronic heart failure (CHF) remains a common cause of disability. We have investigated the use of home-based telecardiology (HBT) in CHF patients. Four hundred and twenty-six patients were enrolled in the study: 230 in the HBT group and 196 in the usual-care group. HBT consisted of trans-telephonic follow-up and elect...

journal_title：Journal of telemedicine and telecare

authors： Scalvini S,Capomolla S,Zanelli E,Benigno M,Domenighini D,Paletta L,Glisenti F,Giordano A

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Background Ischemic stroke is a time-sensitive disease, with improved outcomes associated with decreased time from onset to treatment. It was hypothesised that ambulance-based assessment of the National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) using a Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)-compli...

journal_title：Journal of telemedicine and telecare

authors： Barrett KM,Pizzi MA,Kesari V,TerKonda SP,Mauricio EA,Silvers SM,Habash R,Brown BL,Tawk RG,Meschia JF,Wharen R,Freeman WD

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Telemedicine demonstration projects in the Western Pacific are attempting to provide distance medical consulting and distance medical education for the isolated health-care workforce of the region. The Picasso Phone system is a low-cost telemedicine system which requires only the standard telephone network for its ope...

journal_title：Journal of telemedicine and telecare

authors： Malani J,Dever GJ

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:At present, most hospitals have a department of radiology where images are captured and interpreted. Decentralization is the opposite of centralization and means 'away from the centre'. With a Picture Archiving and Communication System (PACS) and broadband communications, transmitting radiology images between sites wi...

journal_title：Journal of telemedicine and telecare

authors： Aas IH

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A portable nuclear medicine (NM) processing system was established in Kalgoorlie and an acute myocardial perfusion scintigraphy (MPS) service was provided for the local regional hospital. After scanning the patient, the data were processed on a laptop computer and JPEG images were transmitted to a secure Web server. A...

journal_title：Journal of telemedicine and telecare

authors： Tually P,Janssen J,Cowell S,Walker J

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We developed an interactive mobile-phone based application, SmartDiet, that analyzes daily nutrition intake and patterns of daily exercise. It provides a personalized diet profile and promotes knowledge about nutrition using a diet game. We evaluated the effectiveness of the SmartDiet application in terms of acquiring...

journal_title：Journal of telemedicine and telecare

authors： Lee W,Chae YM,Kim S,Ho SH,Choi I

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00