Established users and the making of telecare work in long term condition management: Implications for health policy

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 72, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 1077-1084

  Rogers, Anne ^a   Kirk, Sue ^a   Gately, Claire ^a   May, Carl R ^b   Finch, Tracy ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^c NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Longterm conditions; Patient's view; Policy; Primary care; Self management; Telecare; Telehealthcare; UK; Utilization

Indexed keywords

HEALTH POLICY; MANAGEMENT; PERCEPTION; POLICY MAKING; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; INTEGRATED HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; INTERVIEW; MALE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT DECISION MAKING; SELF CARE; TELECARE; TELECONSULTATION; TELEHEALTH; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT CARE MANAGEMENT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SELF CARE; SOCIOLOGY; TELEMEDICINE;

ENGLAND; UNITED KINGDOM; WALES;

EID: 79953747555     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2011.01.031     Document Type: Article

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