Comparing face-to-face and telehealth-mediated delivery of a psychoeducational intervention: A case comparison study in hospice

Telemedicine and e-Health

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 751-753

  Oliver, Debra Parker ^a   Demiris, George ^b  

^a University of Missouri   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Hospice; problem solving therapy; psychoeducational interventions; telehealth; videophones

Indexed keywords

COMPARISON STUDY; HOSPICE; PSYCHOEDUCATIONAL INTERVENTIONS; RANDOMIZED CLINICAL TRIALS; TELEHEALTH; VIDEO COMMUNICATIONS; VIDEOPHONES;

MOBILE PHONES; VIDEO TELEPHONE EQUIPMENT;

MEDICAL COMPUTING;

ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CASE REPORT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SERVICE; HOME CARE; HOSPICE CARE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT EDUCATION; PROBLEM SOLVING; TELEMEDICINE; UNITED STATES;

CAREGIVERS; COMMUNICATION; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HOME CARE SERVICES; HOSPICE CARE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; MIDDLE AGED; MISSOURI; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PROBLEM SOLVING; PROGRAM EVALUATION; TELEMEDICINE;

EID: 77956147548     PISSN: 15305627     EISSN: 15563669     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/tmj.2010.0013     Document Type: Article

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