An examination of quality of life of children and parents during their tele-homecare experience

Telemedicine and e-Health

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 663-671

  Young, Nancy L ^a,b,c,d   Bennie, Jennifer ^a   Barden, Wendy ^a,d   Dick, Paul T ^a,c,e   Daniels, Carolyn ^a   Olmsted, Nancy ^a   Booth, Marilyn ^a  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

^b LAURENTIAN UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^e Owen Sound Hospital   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DATA REDUCTION; ELECTRONIC COMMUNITIES; HEALTH CARE; MEDICAL APPLICATIONS; VIDEO CONFERENCING;

CLINICAL SERVICES; IMPACT ON FAMILIES (IOF); QUALITY OF LIFE (QOL); TELE-HOMECARE (THC);

TELEMEDICINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD CARE; COMMUNITY CARE; FAMILY; HOME CARE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL CARE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PARENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; TELECONSULTATION; TELEMEDICINE; VIDEOCONFERENCING;

EID: 33846547641     PISSN: 15305627     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/tmj.2006.12.663     Document Type: Article

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