McClelland Linda, Faulkner Kathryn, Gale Jennifer, Johnstone Kylie
Women's Health Queensland Wide, Brisbane, Australia.
J Telemed Telecare. 2003;9 Suppl 2:S30-2. doi: 10.1258/135763303322596192.
Multipoint videoconferencing has been used by Women's Health Queensland Wide (WHQW) for the delivery of health education to the residents of regional, remote and rural Queensland communities. The educational programme was a partnership between WHQW and health professionals in the participating communities. Telephone interviews with the health professionals were used in a follow-up study. Fifty-one interviews were conducted in October and November 2002; these involved 43 of the 64 participating towns. The results suggested that the project contributed to improved social capital in the participating communities. In addition, it gave rise to unexpected but valuable outcomes for WHQW and, potentially, for the Queensland community. The project demonstrated that success in telehealth can be measured in terms of social and community effects, as well as clinical outcomes and cost-effectiveness.
昆士兰妇女健康中心（WHQW）利用多点视频会议向昆士兰州偏远及乡村地区的居民提供健康教育。该教育项目是WHQW与参与社区的健康专业人员之间的合作。后续研究采用了对健康专业人员进行电话访谈的方式。2002年10月和11月进行了51次访谈；这些访谈涉及64个参与城镇中的43个。结果表明，该项目有助于提高参与社区的社会资本。此外，它还为WHQW乃至昆士兰社区带来了意想不到但很有价值的成果。该项目表明，远程医疗的成功可以从社会和社区影响、临床结果以及成本效益等方面来衡量。
