Use of telemedicine to improve glycemic management in a skilled nursing facility: A pilot study

Telemedicine and e-Health

Volumn 19, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 643-645

  Dy, Pearl ^a   Morin, Philip C ^a   Weinstock, Ruth S ^a  

^a SUNY UPSTATE MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Telecommunications; Telehealth; Telemedicine

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; INSULIN; MEDICAL COMPUTING; NURSING; TELECOMMUNICATION;

CONTROL GROUPS; CONTROL SUBJECT; DIETARY INTAKES; GLUCOSE LEVEL; GLYCEMIC CONTROL; NURSING STAFF; POINT OF CARE; TELEHEALTH;

TELEMEDICINE;

ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; GLYCOSYLATED HEMOGLOBIN; INSULIN;

AGED; BLOOD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERGLYCEMIA; HYPOGLYCEMIA; MALE; NURSING HOME; PILOT STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TELEMEDICINE; UNITED STATES; VERY ELDERLY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HEMOGLOBIN A, GLYCOSYLATED; HUMANS; HYPERGLYCEMIA; HYPOGLYCEMIA; HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENTS; INSULIN; MALE; NEW YORK; PILOT PROJECTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SKILLED NURSING FACILITIES; TELEMEDICINE;

EID: 84899770499     PISSN: 15305627     EISSN: 15563669     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/tmj.2012.0274     Document Type: Article

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