A feasibility study of video-based home telecare for clients with spinal cord injuries
Autor: | Victoria L. Phillips, Ann Temkin, Susan Vesmarovich, R Burns |
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Rok vydání: | 1998 |
Předmět: |
Adult
Male medicine.medical_specialty Telemedicine Adolescent Health Informatics Telephone line Physical medicine and rehabilitation Patient satisfaction Every other week medicine Humans Video based Spinal Cord Injuries business.industry Telecare Mean age Middle Aged Home Care Services Telephone Self Care Rehabilitation facility Patient Satisfaction Physical therapy Feasibility Studies Female business |
Zdroj: | Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare. 4:219-223 |
ISSN: | 1758-1109 1357-633X |
Popis: | We carried out a feasibility study of the use of a home telecare intervention to promote skin and other self-care activities for clients with spinal cord injuries SCIs following their discharge from a rehabilitation facility. Eleven clients mean age 38 years participated in at least three video-sessions over a minimum of six weeks. The equipment used was a video-phone which could transmit both audio and still images over an ordinary telephone line. Video-sessions were followed by, or interspersed with, telephone calls. There was an average of 10 video-calls range 3-25 and an average of six telephone calls range 0-22 per client. The average length of the consultations was 23 min range 15-34 min . The overall impressions of the 11 clients were very positive. Weekly telecare sessions for four to six weeks, followed by telephone counselling alone every other week for another four weeks, appears to be the appropriate sequence for most SCI clients. |
Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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