The effect of telecare on the quality of life and psychological well-being of elderly recipients of social care over a 12-month period: The Whole Systems Demonstrator cluster randomised trial

Age and Ageing

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 334-341

  Hirani, Shashivadan Parbat ^a   Beynon, Michelle ^a   Cartwright, Martin ^a   Rixon, Lorna ^a   Doll, Helen ^b   Henderson, Catherine ^c   Bardsley, Martin ^d   Steventon, Adam ^d   Knapp, Martin ^c   Rogers, Anne ^e   Bower, Peter ^f   Sanders, Caroline ^f   Fitzpatrick, Ray ^g   Hendy, Jane ^h   Newman, Stanton Peter ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

^c LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

^d The Nuffield Trust   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^f UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^g UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^h IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Assistive technology; Cluster randomised trial; Older people; Quality of life; Telecare

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HOME CARE; HUMAN; INTENTION TO TREAT ANALYSIS; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING; QUALITY OF LIFE; SCORING SYSTEM; SOCIAL CARE; TELECARE; TELEMEDICINE; VERY ELDERLY; ALARM MONITOR; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DEVICES; DIAGNOSIS; EMERGENCY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; ETIOLOGY; GENERAL PRACTICE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; INDEPENDENT LIVING; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; QUALITY ADJUSTED LIFE YEAR; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED KINGDOM; ELDERLY CARE; MULTICENTER STUDY; PATIENT CARE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZATION; RISK MANAGEMENT; SHORT FORM 12; TELECOMMUNICATION;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANXIETY; CLINICAL ALARMS; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DEPRESSION; EMERGENCIES; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; GREAT BRITAIN; HOME CARE SERVICES; HUMANS; INDEPENDENT LIVING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); QUALITY OF LIFE; QUALITY-ADJUSTED LIFE YEARS; TELEMEDICINE;

EID: 84901984791     PISSN: 00020729     EISSN: 14682834     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ageing/aft185     Document Type: Article

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