Telecare for diabetes, CHF or COPD: Effect on quality of life, hospital use and costs. A randomised controlled trial and qualitative evaluation

PLoS ONE

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2015, Pages

  Kenealy, Timothy W ^a   Parsons, Matthew J G ^b   Rouse, A Paul B ^c   Doughty, Robert N ^a   Sheridan, Nicolette F ^a   Harré Hindmarsh, Jennifer K ^d   Masson, Sarah C ^a   Rea, Harry H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^b WAIKATO DISTRICT HEALTH BOARD   (New Zealand)

^c UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND BUSINESS SCHOOL   (New Zealand)

^d Department of Accounting and Finance University of Auckland Business School University of Auckland ^*  (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; ASSESSMENT OF HUMANS; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; COMPARATIVE EFFECTIVENESS; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DIABETES MELLITUS; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION SCALE; HOSPITAL COST; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEW ZEALAND; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OUTPATIENT CARE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PROGRAM ACCEPTABILITY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SELF CARE; SELF CARE OF HEART FAILURE INDEX; SELF CONCEPT; SELF EFFICACY FOR MANAGING CHRONIC DISEASE; SHORT FORM 36; ST. GEORGE RESPIRATORY QUESTIONNAIRE; SUMMARY OF DIABETES SELF-CARE ACTIVITY; TELECARE; TELEHEALTH; TELEMONITORING; AUSTRALIA; CLINICAL TRIAL; ECONOMICS; HEART FAILURE; HOSPITAL; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; PARASITOLOGY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE; QUESTIONNAIRE; TELEMEDICINE; VERY ELDERLY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AUSTRALIA; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW ZEALAND; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE; QUALITY OF LIFE; SELF CARE; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; TELEMEDICINE;

EID: 84928911780     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0116188     Document Type: Article

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