Community-based telemonitoring for hypertension management: Practical challenges and potential solutions

Telemedicine and e-Health

Volumn 17, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 645-651

  Hovey, Lauren ^a   Kaylor, Mary Beth ^b   Alwan, Majd ^c   Resnick, Helaine E ^a,d  

^a LeadingAge Center for Applied Research   (United States)

^b WRIGHT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Center for Aging Services Technologies (CAST)   (United States)

^d GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

clinical trial; hypertension; information management; kiosk; policy; senior centers congregate settings; telehealth

Indexed keywords

CHRONIC CONDITIONS; CLINICAL TRIAL; COST SAVING; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; HYPERTENSION; KIOSK; OLDER ADULTS; PILOT STUDIES; POTENTIAL SOLUTIONS; TECHNOLOGICAL CHALLENGES; TELE-MONITORING; TELEHEALTH;

INFORMATION MANAGEMENT; MEDICAL COMPUTING; PUBLIC POLICY; RURAL AREAS;

HEALTH RISKS;

AGED; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY CARE; COST CONTROL; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; ECONOMICS; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INTERNET; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PILOT STUDY; RURAL HEALTH CARE; TELEMEDICINE; UNITED STATES;

AGED; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; COST SAVINGS; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; INTERNET; MIDDLE AGED; OHIO; PILOT PROJECTS; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES; TELEMEDICINE;

EID: 80053267565     PISSN: 15305627     EISSN: 15563669     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/tmj.2011.0027     Document Type: Article

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