Whitten P, Collins B
University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City 66160-7171, USA.
J Telemed Telecare. 1998;4 Suppl 1:50-2. doi: 10.1258/1357633981931443.
We have studied nurse reactions to a prototype home health telemedicine system. The system used interactive video through the local cable television network. Six nurses were directly involved with telecare video-visits. There were 54 patients. The average age of the patients was 76 years (range 21-101). Thirty-six (67%) patients were female and 18 (33%) were male. The patients had an average of 4.6 different diagnoses (range 1-16). They were also on a very wide range of medications (mean 9.9, range 2-23). Nurses overwhelmingly felt the system was effective for what this particular project was trying to accomplish. They were enthusiastic about the prospects of practising nursing by telemedicine, even though they had reservations about aspects of the particular system being used. Their main complaints were about limitations of the software and limitations of the telecommunication system that linked them to the patients.
我们研究了护士对家庭健康远程医疗系统原型的反应。该系统通过当地有线电视网络使用交互式视频。六名护士直接参与了远程护理视频问诊。共有54名患者。患者的平均年龄为76岁（范围21 - 101岁）。36名（67%）患者为女性，18名（33%）为男性。患者平均有4.6种不同诊断（范围1 - 16种）。他们还服用种类繁多的药物（平均9.9种，范围2 - 23种）。护士们绝大多数认为该系统对于这个特定项目试图达成的目标是有效的。他们对通过远程医疗实施护理的前景充满热情，尽管他们对所使用的特定系统的某些方面有所保留。他们主要的抱怨是关于软件的局限性以及将他们与患者连接起来的电信系统的局限性。
