Public telesurveillance service for frail elderly living at home, outcomes and cost evolution: A quasi experimental design with two follow-ups

Health and Quality of Life Outcomes

Volumn 4, Issue , 2006, Pages

  Vincent, Claude ^a,b   Reinharz, Daniel ^a   Deaudelin, Isabelle ^b   Garceau, Mathieu ^b   Talbot, Lise R ^c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^b INSTITUT DE RÉADAPTATION EN DÉFICIENCE PHYSIQUE DE QUÉBEC   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CAREGIVER BURDEN; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; ELDERLY CARE; EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FRAIL ELDERLY; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH SERVICE; HOME CARE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PATIENT INFORMATION; PATIENT SAFETY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUASI EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; TELEMEDICINE; TELESURVEILLANCE; WELLBEING;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS; COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING; FEMALE; FRAIL ELDERLY; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HOME CARE SERVICES; HUMANS; MALE; MONITORING, PHYSIOLOGIC; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUEBEC; REMOTE CONSULTATION; SELF-HELP DEVICES;

EID: 33748621720     PISSN: 14777525     EISSN: 14777525     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1477-7525-4-41     Document Type: Article

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