A tele-oncology model replacing face-to-face specialist cancer care: perspectives of patients in North Queensland.

abstract：:In the USA, children in low-income, medically understaffed areas have difficulty accessing health care. A pilot telemedicine service was established in Kansas, linking four elementary schools with a local hospital at 128 kbit/s. PC-based videoconferencing systems, a stethoscope, an otoscope and fax machine were instal...

journal_title：Journal of telemedicine and telecare

authors： Whitten PS,Cook DJ

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We reviewed our experience with the Tanzanian Telemedicine Network in supporting paediatric care at 40 small, rural hospitals in the country. The network began operating in 2008. Store and forward telemedicine was provided via the open source software iPath. The 33 volunteer consultants were based in several countries...

journal_title：Journal of telemedicine and telecare

authors： Krüger C,Niemi M

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:We report a novel pilot project that allows access to healthcare for children and staff at school via a mobile clinic or telemedicine portal connected to the mobile clinic. The objectives of this pilot project were (a) to perform physicals for children not attached to a primary care physician; (b) to provide medic...

journal_title：Journal of telemedicine and telecare

authors： Nelson R,Bhattacharya SD,Hart S

更新日期：2020-05-11 00:00:00

abstract：:We compared two models of assistance (telecardiology versus usual care) for patients discharged after acute coronary syndrome (ACS), in the assessment of angina. Two hundred patients were randomized into two groups at discharge for ACS: Group A to telecardiology and Group B to usual care. Early hospital readmission (i...

journal_title：Journal of telemedicine and telecare

authors： Chiantera A,Scalvini S,Pulignano G,Pugliese M,De Lio L,Mazza A,Fera MS,Bussolotti L,Bartolini S,Guerrieri L,Caroselli A,Giovannini E

更新日期：2005-01-01 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：:Background The use of teledermoscopy in the diagnostic management of pre-cancerous and cancerous skin lesions involves digital dermoscopic images transmitted over telecommunication networks via email or web applications. Teledermoscopy may improve the accuracy in clinical diagnoses of melanoma skin cancer if integrate...

journal_title：Journal of telemedicine and telecare

authors： Bruce AF,Mallow JA,Theeke LA

更新日期：2018-02-01 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：:The teleambulance aims to facilitate adequate medical treatment by initiating and guaranteeing maximum preparation and immediate hospital handling of the patient either at the scene of an incident or during transportation. Following the problem definition and the identification of the medical fields the technology can...

journal_title：Journal of telemedicine and telecare

authors： Adeyinka M

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

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：: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 non-supervised call centre was used to allow oncology patients to contact their personal doctors 24 hours a day. Incoming patient calls to the centre were automatically routed to the doctor's mobile phone or office telephone. Over four years, an average of 407 calls were made each year, by an average of 274 oncology...

journal_title：Journal of telemedicine and telecare

authors： Ferrer-Roca O,Subirana R

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We evaluated user satisfaction with realtime telemedicine for monitoring vital signs. Over eight weeks, 20 patients and 12 residents in family medicine participated in the study. At the end of the study, the patients and doctors completed a questionnaire detailing satisfaction with the service. Responses were obtained...

journal_title：Journal of telemedicine and telecare

authors： Bratton RL

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：:We designed a telemedicine system that supports collaborative work on video-images from coronary cine-angiograms and cine-ventriculograms. Two workstations were connected by ISDN at 128 kbit/s. Coronary cine-angiogram and cine-ventriculogram video-images were transmitted to an image examination workstation before the ...

journal_title：Journal of telemedicine and telecare

authors： Zhang R,Yamauchi K,Nonogawa M,Ikeda M,Zhang W,Huang D

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We assessed the reliability of three digital capture devices: a film digitizer (which cost US $15,000), a flat-bed scanner (US $1800) and a digital camera (US $450). Reliability was measured as the agreement between six observers when reading images acquired from a single device and also in terms of the pair-device ag...

journal_title：Journal of telemedicine and telecare

authors： Salazar AJ,Camacho JC,Aguirre DA

更新日期：2012-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The purpose of this study was to model the cost of delivering behavioural health services to rural Native American populations using telecommunications and compare these costs with the travel costs associated with providing equivalent care. METHODS:Behavioural telehealth costs were modelled using equipment, ...

journal_title：Journal of telemedicine and telecare

authors： Horn BP,Barragan GN,Fore C,Bonham CA

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A free iPhone app was designed to help parents in Ontario track their children's vaccination records. It was launched in the iTunes app store on 20 November 2012. There were 4867 downloads in the following 12 months. We observed that downloads of the app were correlated with media coverage. Usage of the app was measur...

journal_title：Journal of telemedicine and telecare

authors： Wilson K,Atkinson K,Pluscauskas M,Bell C

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We established a telerehabilitation system to link staff at the University of Alberta with clinicians and students located in Two Hills, a rural community approximately 180 km east of Edmonton. From February 1996 to March 1999, the faculty of Rehabilitation Medicine conducted a total of 254 telehealth sessions, most o...

journal_title：Journal of telemedicine and telecare

authors： Liu L,Miyazaki M

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:NYHA class III and IV chronic heart failure has been established as a potential indication for telemedical care and monitoring already. We conducted a prospective study to assess the utilization of telemedical services by cardiac patients in order to identify further indications. A total of 540 patients (mean age 59 y...

journal_title：Journal of telemedicine and telecare

authors： Morguet AJ,Kühnelt P,Kallel A,Rauch U,Schultheiss HP

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We studied the patient experience of a telephone booster intervention, i.e. weekly reinforcement of the clinic advice regarding lifestyle modification advice to support weight loss. Forty six adults with Type 2 diabetes and a body mass index >28 kg/m(2) were randomised into either intervention (n = 25) or control (n =...

journal_title：Journal of telemedicine and telecare

authors： Wu L,Forbes A,While A

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Protocols are essential in a nurse-led minor injuries unit. They allow the identification of agreed steps that need to occur in a sequential and timely fashion for a given process. Protocols fall into four categories: (1) for the management of specific clinical conditions; (2) for ordering and interpreting radiographs...

journal_title：Journal of telemedicine and telecare

authors： Benger J

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A tele-ultrasound survey was distributed to clinicians and sonographers in regional and rural sites throughout Queensland. In all, 28 centres were invited to complete a profile questionnaire, and 27 centres were invited to complete a case-log. Twenty-five of the 28 questionnaires were returned (89% response rate). Twe...

journal_title：Journal of telemedicine and telecare

authors： Lewis C

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Business model and financial recovery issues dominate discussions about using telemedicine to improve chronic disease management. The technical issues are numerous, daunting and complex, but many can be addressed using the resources and infrastructure available in large, well-integrated clinical information systems. T...

journal_title：Journal of telemedicine and telecare

authors： Shea S

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The current coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19) has resulted in tremendous growth in telehealth services in Australia and around the world. The rapid uptake of telehealth has mainly been due to necessity - following social distancing requirements and the need to reduce the risk of transmission. Although telehealth has bee...

journal_title：Journal of telemedicine and telecare

authors： Thomas EE,Haydon HM,Mehrotra A,Caffery LJ,Snoswell CL,Banbury A,Smith AC

更新日期：2020-09-26 00:00:00

abstract：:We evaluated the outcome of both realtime teleconsultations and face-to-face consultations in dermatology. Forty-six patients were enrolled in an open controlled study. Twenty-nine patients (60%) answered the questionnaire sent to them after six months. Over the six-month follow-up, similar proportions of the two pati...

journal_title：Journal of telemedicine and telecare

authors： Granlund H,Thoden CJ,Carlson C,Harno K

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We searched the MEDLINE database for publications about telemedicine from 1966 to 2003. Only publications with a first institutional address in Spain and from journals listed in the JCR Science Edition 2002 were included in the study. A total of 118 publications were found. The first publication appeared in 1988 and p...

journal_title：Journal of telemedicine and telecare

authors： Gonzalez F,Castro AF

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The clavicle is one of the most commonly fractured bones in the adult population. Management has traditionally been conservative, however more recent research has yielded higher non-union rates associated with non-operative management. This study aims to analyse the proportion of operative and non-operative treatment ...

journal_title：Journal of telemedicine and telecare

authors： McKerrow M,North J

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Saudi Arabia faces a severe shortage of nurses. An online nursing degree is being introduced as one approach to this problem. In 1999, the College of Nursing and Health Science at George Mason University formed a strategic partnership with IMED Link, a private telehealth company, to deliver online nursing education. N...

journal_title：Journal of telemedicine and telecare

authors： Carty RM,Principato JJ

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Studies show Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are at increased risk of dementia. Whilst there have been several studies evaluating the use of telehealth for improving Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health outcomes, and studies validating telehealth dementia screening tools for the wider ...

journal_title：Journal of telemedicine and telecare

authors： Russell S,Quigley R,Strivens E,Miller G,Norrie J,Craig D,Jordan J,Muller R

更新日期：2021-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We investigated whether the parents of burns patients could capture suitable clinical images with a digital camera and add the necessary text information to enable the paediatric burns team to provide follow-up care via email. Four families were involved in the study, each of whom sent regular email consultations for ...

journal_title：Journal of telemedicine and telecare

authors： Johansen MA,Wootton R,Kimble R,Mill J,Smith A,Hockey A

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00