Effectiveness of telecare in elderly populations - A comparison of three settings

Telemedicine and e-Health

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 164-169

  Onor, Maria L ^a   Trevisiol, Marianna ^a   Urciuoli, Ornella ^a   Misan, Shai ^a   Bertossi, Francesca ^a   Tirone, Gabriella ^a   Aguglia, Eugenio ^a   Pascolo Fabrici, Elisabetta ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TRIESTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Care systems assessment; Elderly; Population characteristics; Telecare

Indexed keywords

POPULATION DYNAMICS; SOCIAL ASPECTS; TELEMEDICINE;

CARE SYSTEMS ASSESSMENT; ELDERLY POPULATIONS; POPULATION CHARACTERISTICS;

NURSING;

AGED; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAY CARE; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FRAIL ELDERLY; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MALE; NURSING HOME; POPULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SATISFACTION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TELECARE;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DAY CARE; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HOMES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; MALE; NURSING HOMES; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUESTIONNAIRES; TELEMEDICINE;

EID: 41349093208     PISSN: 15305627     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/tmj.2007.0028     Document Type: Article

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