Telepsychiatry Consultations to a Rural Nursing Facility: A 2-Year Experience
| Autor: | Deirdre Johnston, Beverly N. Jones |
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| Rok vydání: | 2001 |
| Předmět: |
Telemedicine
medicine.medical_specialty 020205 medical informatics MEDLINE 02 engineering and technology computer.software_genre 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Videoconferencing Nursing 0202 electrical engineering electronic engineering information engineering Humans Medicine Rural Nursing Geriatric Assessment Aged Skilled Nursing Facilities Aged 80 and over Service (business) Geriatrics business.industry Mental Disorders Remote Consultation Telepsychiatry Middle Aged medicine.disease Mental health Psychiatry and Mental health Hospital Bed Capacity under 100 Rural Health Services Neurology (clinical) Medical emergency Geriatrics and Gerontology business computer 030217 neurology & neurosurgery |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry and Neurology. 14:72-75 |
| ISSN: | 1552-5708 0891-9887 |
| DOI: | 10.1177/089198870101400205 |
| Popis: | This report describes the operation of a telepsychiatry consultation service provided from an academic medical center to a skilled nursing facility in a rural setting. Seventy-one consultations via low-cost ISDN videoconferenc ing equipment were provided over the 2-year period to 40 patients. The average duration of the consultation period was about 3 months. A wide variety of diagnostic conditions were encountered, with the majority being either depres sion or dementia-related behavior problems. Advantages of the program included the ability to respond promptly to rural patients' clinical needs, the flexibility to consult more frequently if clinically indicated, and more efficient use of the consultant's time, as travel time was eliminated. The program is an example of how telepsychiatry can successfully expand access to mental health services to residents of long-term care facilities. ( J Geriatr Psychiatry Neurol 2001; 14:72-75). |
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