Search results for "TELEHEALTH"
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Agents and robots for collaborating and supporting physicians in healthcare scenarios
2020
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User involvement in the implementation of welfare technology in home care services: The experience of health professionals—A qualitative study
2020
Aims and objectives: The aim of this study is to learn more about factors that promote or inhibit user involvement among health professionals when implementing welfare technology in home care services. Background: It is a health policy goal to increase the use of welfare technology in order to address some of the challenges that healthcare services are facing. Health professionals' involvement is important for the successful implementation of welfare technology in home care services. Design: The study has an explorative and descriptive longitudinal design based on a qualitative approach. Five focus group interviews were conducted with 16 nurses and assistant nurses from three different muni…
Telehealth modulation and new proposals during the Covid-19 pandemic: a literature review
2022
The Covid-19 pandemic has completely modified the Healthcare organization. This review aims to analyze the evolution of the different Telemedicine areas during pandemic. Electronic Health Records allows accelerating the study of patients suffering from Covid-19 disease, supporting their clinical assistance. The decreasing rehabilitation programs have determined a deterioration of the patient quality of life. Teleradiology was necessary to discard the increased requests and dab the shortage of staff, and to guarantee the interaction between specialist and patient. Telecardiology was fundamental determining a reduced of secondary mortality for cardiological complications of the infection. Tel…
eHealth Initiatives for The Promotion of Healthy Lifestyle and Allied Implementation Difficulties
2019
Research in eHealth has opened a new dimension to improve personal healthcare with the help of information and communication technologies (ICT). eHealth is an ‘umbrella term’ for the use of ICT for health. Remote care-giving technologies (mHealth, Telehealth, Telemedicine) are an extended branch of eHealth initiatives. The concept of health e- Coaching is another promising initiative of eHealth research for real-time personalized lifestyle support. The focus of eHealth initiatives is to deliver high quality, evidence-based, secure, cost- effective, timely care to support people for sustaining a healthy lifestyle. However, the practical implementation of different eHealth initiatives has oft…
Adaptation of the Model for Assessment of Telemedicine (MAST) for IoT Telemedicine Services
2017
Internet of Things (IoT) based solutions and services may be used to support and extend the independent living of older adults in their living environments by responding to real needs of caregivers, service providers and public authorities. Telemedicine and telehealth platforms are among the various types of IoT services that could support the provision of health services. Current Health Technology Assessment (HTA) models that are used for the evaluation of telehealth and telemedicine services do not consider IoT aspects. HTA models would ideally need to be extended to include IoT platforms, for an optimal introduction of IoT in everyday provision of health and care services. This paper pre…
Kan brist i alarmkjeden unngås? : Delphistudie med funn av faktorer som er viktige for kvalitetssikring i et velferdsteknologisk responssenter
2016
Masteroppgave i helse- og sosialinformatikk- Universitetet i Agder, 2016 The future brings with it an increased number of elderly in need of aid or assistance. One way of meeting these challenges is an increased usage of healthcare technological solutions. Through media, it is illustrated that there have been several unfortunate incidents related to the handling of personal alarm systems. This has happened not only when receiving an alarm at the responsecenter, but also with the turn-out at the place of emergency. The goal with this study is to identify important factors that are necessary to secure the quality at the responsecenters when the alarms are received and how they are forwarded a…
Telemedicine Online Visits in Urology During the COVID-19 Pandemic-Potential, Risk Factors, and Patients' Perspective.
2020
The current coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has placed considerable strain on hospital resources. We explored whether telemedicine (defined as a videoconference) might help. We undertook prospective structured phone interviews of urological patients (n = 399). We evaluated their suitability for telemedicine (judged by a panel of four physicians) and their risks from COVID-19 (10 factors for a poor outcome), and collected willingness for telemedicine and demographic data. Risk factors for an adverse outcome from COVID-19 infection were common (94.5% had one or more) and most patients (63.2%) were judged suitable for telemedicine. When asked, 84.7% of patients wished for a teleme…
Adapting to Change : How the COVID-19 Pandemic has Impacted the Music Therapy Profession
2021
COVID-19 was declared a global pandemic on March 11, 2020. Since then, it has had an undeniable impact on many aspects of society, with far-reaching effects. The COVID-19 pandemic has likely affected music therapists in various ways, as they typically work in-person with their clients, often in healthcare related settings. This study aims to investigate the COVID-19 pandemic’s impact on the professional practice of music therapists. A questionnaire was shared online to certified music therapists around the world during the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic. There were three broad areas of inquiry that the questionnaire covered, including the situational changes and/or practical adaptati…
Attēla kvalitātes ietekme uz acs struktūru izvērtēšanu foto-diagnostikā
2021
Darba mērķis bija izpētīt 18 samazinātas kvalitātes spraugas lampas attēlu, kuros attēloti acu priekšējo daļu struktūras, ietekmi uz 5 profesionāļu atzinumiem. Attēli, kas sadalīti 3 6 attēlu komplektos trim samazināšanas filtriem, izplūdums (1-6), troksnis (7-12) un kontrasts (13-18), tika parādīti datora ekrānā un salīdzināti ar oriģinālajiem attēliem. Rezultāti tika saskaņoti ar īsto attēla diagnozi un novērtēti 3 punktu sistēmā, pareizs atradums: 1 un 0,5 (daļēji) punkti, nepareizs vai nav atrasts: 0 punkti. Tika reģistrēti 53 punkti no 90 (58% pareizi un 41% nepareizi). Rezultāti liecina, ka attēla kvalitātes samazināšana būtiski neietekme…
The role of age and digital competence on the use of online health and social care services: A cross-sectional population-based survey
2022
Objective Online health and social care services are getting widespread which increases the risk that less advantaged groups may not be able to access these services resulting in digital exclusion. We examined the combined effects of age and digital competence on the use of online health and social care services. Methods We used a large representative population-based sample of 4495 respondents from Finland. Paper-based self-assessment questionnaire with an online response option was mailed to participants. The associations were analyzed using survey weighted logistic regression, exploring potential non-linear effects of age and controlling for potential sex differences. Results Higher age,…