A telemedicine network to support paediatric care in small hospitals in rural Tanzania.

abstract：:The ongoing coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic has forced providers to dramatically scale down in-person clinic visits to enforce social distancing and triage care to the neediest patients. We describe our five-month experience with a hybrid gastroenterology electronic consultation programme starting in 2019 in which w...

journal_title：Journal of telemedicine and telecare

authors： Tang Z,Dubois S,Soon C,Agrawal D

更新日期：2020-09-20 00:00:00

abstract：:We conducted a retrospective chart review to estimate the extent to which palliative home care visits could be carried out using videophones and to explore factors that might inform the eligibility criteria for video-visits. Four hundred palliative home care health records of deceased clients from 2002 were randomly s...

journal_title：Journal of telemedicine and telecare

authors： Hebert MA,Paquin MJ,Whitten L,Cai P

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Telemedicine may be useful in the delivery of clinical psychology services in the Highlands of Scotland, where geographical size and sociodemographic factors can hinder service delivery. The Highlands have a population of 210,000 at a density of approximately 8 people/km2, one of the lowest in the European Union. Desp...

journal_title：Journal of telemedicine and telecare

authors： Freir V,Kirkwood K,Peck D,Robertson S,Scott-Lodge L,Zeffert S

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Desktop videoconferencing at 384 kbit/s was used for a trial of tele-ophthalmology consultations between a general practitioner (GP) and an experienced ophthalmologist. Forty-two consecutive patients from St Erik's Eye Hospital emergency ward with disorders in the anterior part of the eye were examined. There was an e...

journal_title：Journal of telemedicine and telecare

authors： Blomdahl S,Marén N,Lof R

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:In an ageing population, increasing chronic disease prevalence puts a high economic burden on society. Physical activity plays an important role in disease prevention and should therefore be promoted in the elderly. METHODS:In this study, a mobile health (mHealth) system was implemented in a care home set...

journal_title：Journal of telemedicine and telecare

authors： Joosen P,Piette D,Buekers J,Taelman J,Berckmans D,De Boever P

更新日期：2019-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper describes a distributed visualization of the operation of a reovirus. This visualization allows several groups of users at different locations to view how the virus behaves in normal and cancer cells. The users at each location can interact with the visualization and the other users. The techniques used to ...

journal_title：Journal of telemedicine and telecare

authors： Green M,Bowman D,Goulden D,Rittenhouse D,Sun H,White L

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Three different, well established systems for e-referral were examined. They ranged from a system in a single country handling a large number of cases (60,000 per year) to a global system covering many countries which handled fewer cases (150 per year). Nonetheless, there appeared to be a number of common features. Wh...

journal_title：Journal of telemedicine and telecare

authors： Wootton R,Harno K,Reponen J

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We conducted a systematic review of the literature on telemedicine use in long-term care facilities (LTCFs) and assessed the quality of the published evidence. A database search identified 22 papers which met the inclusion criteria. The quality of the studies was assessed and if they contained economic data, they were...

journal_title：Journal of telemedicine and telecare

authors： Edirippulige S,Martin-Khan M,Beattie E,Smith AC,Gray LC

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have piloted a monthly series of multidisciplinary case discussions via videoconference in the area of child development. The project provided a forum for clinical discussion of complex cases, peer review, professional development and networking for allied health professionals and paediatricians. Six sites in Queen...

journal_title：Journal of telemedicine and telecare

authors： Fitzgerald A,Bailey M,Smith AC,Webb K,Keating D,Klepper K,Gibney E

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To study the value of the Austrian Academic Computer Network (ACOnet) for teleradiology, 1740 test image data-sets and 620 image data-sets were exchanged between the departments of diagnostic radiology of the Universities of Innsbruck and Graz using the ACOnet service. Data transmission was reliable and fast with an a...

journal_title：Journal of telemedicine and telecare

authors： Giacomuzzi SM,Springer P,Stöger A,Dessl A,Buchberger W,Bodner G,Bale R,Schreder JG,Gell G,Jaschke W

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Access to telehealth services for children living in rural and remote areas of Australia is very limited. The delivery of allied health therapies to children in school via telehealth may help reduce inequality and improve academic outcomes over time. METHODS:A service delivering speech and language therap...

journal_title：Journal of telemedicine and telecare

authors： Langbecker DH,Caffery L,Taylor M,Theodoros D,Smith AC

更新日期：2019-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We conducted a randomized controlled multicentre trial to investigate the feasibility of a telerehabilitation intervention for arm/hand function (the Home Care Activity Desk [HCAD] training) in a home setting. Usual care was compared to HCAD training. The hypothesis was that the clinical outcomes of the HCAD intervent...

journal_title：Journal of telemedicine and telecare

authors： Huijgen BC,Vollenbroek-Hutten MM,Zampolini M,Opisso E,Bernabeu M,Van Nieuwenhoven J,Ilsbroukx S,Magni R,Giacomozzi C,Marcellari V,Marchese SS,Hermens HJ

更新日期：2008-01-01 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：:It has been suggested that joint teleconsultations can improve communication at the primary-secondary care interface. We examined data from a qualitative analysis of social interactions in teleconsultations between specialists and general practitioners. The primary interaction was between specialists and patients. The...

journal_title：Journal of telemedicine and telecare

authors： MacFarlane A,Harrison R,Murray E,Wallace P

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) face significant barriers that make it less likely for them to pursue treatment. A randomized controlled non-inferiority trial was used to determine if providing psychotherapy for PTSD via videoconference (VC) is as effective as in-person (IP) psychothera...

journal_title：Journal of telemedicine and telecare

authors： Liu L,Thorp SR,Moreno L,Wells SY,Glassman LH,Busch AC,Zamora T,Rodgers CS,Allard CB,Morland LA,Agha Z

更新日期：2020-10-01 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：:In 2001 a radiology information system/picture archiving and communication system (RIS/PACS) was installed at the Princess Alexandra Hospital (PAH) in Brisbane, with electronic image transfer links to other major hospitals in Queensland. An assessment study is being performed of the effect of the ready availability of...

journal_title：Journal of telemedicine and telecare

authors： Crowe B,Sim L

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Commercial teleradiology is well established in the US. There are many factors to consider when engaging a teleradiology provider. One of the basic questions is what do you expect to gain from it? Do you want a final reading from an attending radiologist (known as a consultant radiologist in many countries) or would y...

journal_title：Journal of telemedicine and telecare

authors： Hunter TB,Krupinski EA,Weinstein RS

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Between June 1995 and June 2000 teleradiology was performed in 1024 neurosurgical cases (945 patients). An analogue image transfer system was used for presentation of computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans from seven referring hospitals in southern Germany. The system used a 19,200 baud mo...

journal_title：Journal of telemedicine and telecare

authors： Kreutzer J,Akutsu H,Fahlbusch R,Buchfelder M,Nimsky C

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sixty burn wounds were assessed in person. The same observer later assessed them using digital images of different sizes. The file sizes tested were 2.25, 5.5 and 9 MByte per image. There was good agreement between the diagnoses of burn depth made using the digital images and those made in person, with kappa scores of...

journal_title：Journal of telemedicine and telecare

authors： Jones OC,Wilson DI,Andrews S

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The number of older adults is increasing, and telemedicine has the potential to improve their access to health care. Telemedicine systems have been shown to benefit older adults by increasing peer support interactions, providing health-care access to older adults in rural communities, reducing the cost of health care,...

journal_title：Journal of telemedicine and telecare

authors： Stronge AJ,Rogers WA,Fisk AD

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Our study aimed to compare the effectiveness of telemonitoring over structured telephone support in reducing heart failure-related healthcare utilization. METHODS:This was a non-randomised controlled study comparing 150 recently discharged heart failure patients enrolled into telemonitoring and 55 patients who on...

journal_title：Journal of telemedicine and telecare

authors： Leng Chow W,Aung CYK,Tong SC,Goh GS,Lee S,MacDonald MR,Ng AN,Cao Y,Ahmad AE,Yap MF,Leong G,Bruege A,Tesanovic A,Riistama J,Pang SY,Erazo F

更新日期：2020-07-01 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：:The U Special Kids Program (USK) at the University of Minnesota provides care coordination and case management services by telephone to children with special health-care needs. We measured the effect of the USK programme on hospital resource utilization using a retrospective record review. Information on hospitalizati...

journal_title：Journal of telemedicine and telecare

authors： Cady R,Finkelstein S,Kelly A

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Objective We evaluated the impact of telemedicine-delivered behaviour activation treatment (BAT) on glycemic control in a subgroup of older adults with diabetes who participated in a randomized controlled trial for depression. Research design and methods We randomized older adults with major depression to same-room or...

journal_title：Journal of telemedicine and telecare

authors： Egede LE,Walker RJ,Payne EH,Knapp RG,Acierno R,Frueh BC

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Assessing costs of an evidence-based health promotion programme is crucial to understand the economic feasibility of adopting or sustaining the programme. This study conducted a cost analysis of a remote patient monitoring (RPM) programme to enhance the post-discharge management of type 2 diabetes. METHOD...

journal_title：Journal of telemedicine and telecare

authors： Michaud TL,Hill JL,Estabrooks PA,Su D

更新日期：2021-01-26 00:00:00

abstract：:We compared telemedicine with a conventional outpatient continence service (CS) in community-dwelling older women with urge or stress incontinence. After an initial biofeedback-assisted pelvic floor muscle training session, subjects were randomized to behavioural training for eight weeks via the CS (n = 27) or a telem...

journal_title：Journal of telemedicine and telecare

authors： Hui E,Lee PS,Woo J

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Introduction Pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) is an integral part of the management of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). However, many patients do not access or complete PR, and long-term exercise maintenance has been difficult to achieve after PR. This study aimed to investigate feasibility, long-term exerci...

journal_title：Journal of telemedicine and telecare

authors： Zanaboni P,Hoaas H,Aarøen Lien L,Hjalmarsen A,Wootton R

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Telehealth technologies for rural patients are increasingly being used to deliver care within the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), and treatment of hepatitis C virus (HCV) is no exception. However, data evaluating outcomes with telehealth compared with specialty clinics in the era of direct-acting anti...

journal_title：Journal of telemedicine and telecare

authors： Case L,Wright J,Ryan Y

更新日期：2019-12-06 00:00:00

abstract：:The number of people with pacemakers has been steadily increasing over the past 20 years. At present there are about 2,500,000 in the world. All these patients must have a checkup twice a year in hospital, which involves the allocation of significant resources by the national health systems, not to speak of the inconv...

journal_title：Journal of telemedicine and telecare

authors： Barbaro V,Bartolini P,Bernarducci R

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00