Hensel Brian K, Oliver Debra Parker, Demiris George, Willis Lia
University of Missouri,-Columbia, Columbia, USA.
AMIA Annu Symp Proc. 2006;2006:948.
This case study extends beyond the institution-centric provider-patient dyad to examine telehealth communication between a nursing home resident and a geographically distant family member. The participants communicated regularly for three months by videophone. They found technical performance and usability acceptable and were generally satisfied with this application of telehealth technology. They assumed a strong role in self-remedying technical and usability problems they experienced. Potential implications associated with such use of telehealth technology by residence-based patients and their significant others, and the self-directedness displayed by participants in this case study, are discussed.
本案例研究超越了以机构为中心的医患二元组,以考察养老院居民与地理位置较远的家庭成员之间的远程医疗沟通。参与者通过可视电话定期沟通了三个月。他们认为技术性能和可用性可以接受,并且总体上对这种远程医疗技术的应用感到满意。他们在自行解决所遇到的技术和可用性问题方面发挥了重要作用。本文讨论了居家患者及其重要他人使用此类远程医疗技术的潜在影响,以及本案例研究中参与者所表现出的自我导向性。