Research
Keywords
consumer technology, disease management, health and wellness,
home monitoring, population health management, remote monitoring, health data,
gerontechnology, aging population, senior citizens, wireless health
Scholarly Sources
1. Enhancing Efficiency and Quality of Ambulatory Care Through Telehealth Technology http://journals.lww.com/ambulatorycaremanagement/Abstract/2005/07000/Enhancing_Efficiency_and_Quality_of_Ambulatory.5.aspx?
The Future is Old.
http://web.ebscohost.com.rlib.pace.edu/ehost/detail?vid=5&sid=36154e82-ba8d-4717-8de4-920faeb168ea%40sessionmgr115&hid=118&bdata=JnNpdGU9ZWhvc3QtbGl2ZSZzY29wZT1zaXRl#db=ofs&AN=510995543
Telehealth session features novel pharmacist role.
http://web.ebscohost.com.rlib.pace.edu/ehost/detail?vid=7&sid=36154e82-ba8d-4717-8de4-920faeb168ea%40sessionmgr115&hid=118&bdata=JnNpdGU9ZWhvc3QtbGl2ZSZzY29wZT1zaXRl#db=ofs&AN=510670834
Bridging the Distance: Educating Nurses for Telehealth Practice.
http://web.ebscohost.com.rlib.pace.edu/ehost/detail?vid=9&sid=36154e82-ba8d-4717-8de4-920faeb168ea%40sessionmgr115&hid=118&bdata=JnNpdGU9ZWhvc3QtbGl2ZSZzY29wZT1zaXRl#db=ofs&AN=507996196
NYC Department for the Aging Annual Plan Summary, Part 1: April 1, 2012-March 31, 2013 http://search.proquest.com.rlib.pace.edu/healthcomplete/docview/1020993694/13CEB95574A7C527BDA/6?accountid=13044
consumer technology, disease management, health and wellness,
home monitoring, population health management, remote monitoring, health data,
gerontechnology, aging population, senior citizens, wireless health
Scholarly Sources
1. Enhancing Efficiency and Quality of Ambulatory Care Through Telehealth Technology http://journals.lww.com/ambulatorycaremanagement/Abstract/2005/07000/Enhancing_Efficiency_and_Quality_of_Ambulatory.5.aspx?
- Technology has made great strides in healthcare, but has been slow in reaching a Senior's home or residence.
- At 35 million and growing, the Senior population is making it known that home is where they want to stay.
- Technology advancements in devices, communications, and wireless capability are now making possible the delivery of customized telehealth solutions to provide Seniors with “enabled independence,” allowing them to confidently “age in place” at home or residence for much longer, with improved health outcomes and quality of life.
- Combined with traditional ambulatory care services, integrating telehealth technology services now allows delivery of “virtual assisted living” services at home that can more efficiently meet Senior health requirements, and can simplify other aspects of a Senior's life that can play a role in extending time at home.
- A core element of this service is the use of regular “virtual visits” between healthcare professionals and a Senior at home or residence, which have been shown to both increase efficiency and Senior health outcomes.
- Another important element is centralizing key data from the telehealth technology into a single database to improve information delivered to a Senior's doctor, family, and other ambulatory care providers.
The Future is Old.
http://web.ebscohost.com.rlib.pace.edu/ehost/detail?vid=5&sid=36154e82-ba8d-4717-8de4-920faeb168ea%40sessionmgr115&hid=118&bdata=JnNpdGU9ZWhvc3QtbGl2ZSZzY29wZT1zaXRl#db=ofs&AN=510995543
- Remote health monitoring will help keep seniors in their homes, and costs of care from skyrocketing.
- Today, the system is largely impersonal and reactive; we typically visit a doctor when an illness or accident has already occurred. In the years to come, healthcare will become far more personalized, and will focus more on prevention.
- Some health-monitoring systems will be marketed directly to consumers.
- Example of possible future telehealth technology:
- Falling is a huge risk for seniors, particularly those living alone. In Mihailidis's system, the camera recognizes when someone has fallen, and triggers a voice response that asks questions to determine the best course of action-call an ambulance, a neighbour, or no one, if it's a false alarm.
Telehealth session features novel pharmacist role.
http://web.ebscohost.com.rlib.pace.edu/ehost/detail?vid=7&sid=36154e82-ba8d-4717-8de4-920faeb168ea%40sessionmgr115&hid=118&bdata=JnNpdGU9ZWhvc3QtbGl2ZSZzY29wZT1zaXRl#db=ofs&AN=510670834
- Advances in telehealth could able senior citizens to remain living independently longer without the need for full-time care
- Help senior citizens maintain their independence and remain living at home for as long as possible, deferring the need and expense of moving into an assisted-living facility.
Bridging the Distance: Educating Nurses for Telehealth Practice.
http://web.ebscohost.com.rlib.pace.edu/ehost/detail?vid=9&sid=36154e82-ba8d-4717-8de4-920faeb168ea%40sessionmgr115&hid=118&bdata=JnNpdGU9ZWhvc3QtbGl2ZSZzY29wZT1zaXRl#db=ofs&AN=507996196
- Telehealth is an effective mechanism for delivering services to rural and remote communities.
- In countries such as Australia, Canada, and the United States where geographical challenges exist, healthcare professionals are faced with not only providing complex patient care with limited resources, but also working in social health contexts unique to rural communities.
- Research indicates that the complexity of rural nursing is reflected by environment, distance, geography, policy structure, and social context.
- Telehealth is defined by Wakefield, Flanagan, and Pringle-Specht (2001) as the use of technology (audio, video, telecommunications, and informatics) to provide health services to isolated populations. Moore (2004) noted telehealth creates a system of networks between healthcare providers and isolated populations by using technology to deliver health care services including education, research, and consultation.
- Telehealth is a time efficient, cost-reducing form of health care access. When the situational context of seeking health care in institutional settings is burdensome, telehealth can be an effective mechanism for meeting patient and health care provider needs.
- A 2-year study of telehospice for end-of-life care found that telehealth greatly decreased travel time, time away from support systems, and client and family loss of income due to travel, reducing emotional and financial stress.
- The benefits of telehealth technology for health care professionals include development of distance collaborative practice (Young & Ireson, 2003), job satisfaction, increased staff retention, increased productivity, client autonomy, and decision-making competency for health care providers and clients.
- The benefits for nurses practicing in rural settings using telehealth technology include the delivery of education, skills training, and developing assessment techniques specific to the practice of nursing.
NYC Department for the Aging Annual Plan Summary, Part 1: April 1, 2012-March 31, 2013 http://search.proquest.com.rlib.pace.edu/healthcomplete/docview/1020993694/13CEB95574A7C527BDA/6?accountid=13044
- Technological advances continue to improve the quality-of-life for older adults.
- Remote diagnoses and continuous health monitoring deliver high-quality medical services via computerized home health care systems.
- Tele-healthcare machines store patient records, monitor health, and connect patients and doctors by video, and all stored data is accessible by health care providers
- According to a 2010 survey by the Pew Internet and American Life Project, 76% of those 56-64 years old, 58% of those 65-73 years old, and 30% of those 74 and older go online.
- The most popular online activities for those 65 and older are e-mailing, using search engines, researching health information, obtaining news, buying products, and making travel reservations.
- Technological developments are essential to increasing access and linking services to help support and enhance the lives of older adults.