Ethical considerations regarding the use of technology for older adults the case of telehealth

Research in Gerontological Nursing

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 128-136

  Demiris, George ^a   Doorenbos, Ardith Z ^a   Towle, Cara ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMERICAN INDIAN; BIOMEDICAL TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT; CONFIDENTIALITY; EDUCATION; ETHICS; ETHNOLOGY; GERIATRIC NURSING; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; METHODOLOGY; NEOPLASM; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; NURSING RESEARCH; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT SELECTION; PRIVACY; REVIEW; TELENURSING; UNITED STATES;

CONFIDENTIALITY; ETHICAL ANALYSIS; GERIATRIC NURSING; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; INDIANS, NORTH AMERICAN; INFORMED CONSENT; NEOPLASMS; NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONS; NURSING RESEARCH; PATIENT SELECTION; PRIVACY; RESEARCH DESIGN; TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT, BIOMEDICAL; TELENURSING; UNITED STATES;

EID: 75749101033     PISSN: 19404921     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3928/19404921-20090401-02     Document Type: Review

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