Taking the call-bell home: A qualitative evaluation of Tele-HomeCare for children

Health and Social Care in the Community

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 231-241

  Young, Nancy L ^a,b,c   Barden, Wendy ^a,c   McKeever, Patricia ^c   Dick, Paul T ^a,b,c  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Child health; Complex care needs; Family centred service; Health services delivery; Qualitative methods; Telecare

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CANADA; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HANDICAPPED CHILD; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOME CARE; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; INTERVIEW; MALE; METHODOLOGY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PARENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; TELEMEDICINE; VIDEOCONFERENCING;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH SERVICES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DISABLED CHILDREN; FEMALE; HOME CARE SERVICES, HOSPITAL-BASED; HOSPITALS, PEDIATRIC; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; MALE; ONTARIO; PARENTS; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SUBACUTE CARE; TELEMEDICINE; VIDEOCONFERENCING;

EID: 33645722622     PISSN: 09660410     EISSN: 13652524     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2524.2006.00615.x     Document Type: Article

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