Ophthalmic Patients' Utilization of Technology and Social Media: An Assessment to Improve Quality of Care

Telemedicine and e-Health

Volumn 20, Issue 10, 2014, Pages 887-892

  Aleo, Chelsea L ^a   Hark, Lisa ^a   Leiby, Benjamin ^b   Dai, Yang ^a   Murchison, Ann P ^a   Martinez, Patricia ^a   Haller, Julia A ^a  

^a WILLS EYE HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

e health; mobile health; ophthalmology; technology; telemedicine

Indexed keywords

ELECTRONIC MAIL; HEALTH; OPHTHALMOLOGY; SOCIAL NETWORKING (ONLINE); TECHNOLOGY; TELEMEDICINE; TELEPHONE SETS; TEXT MESSAGING;

APPOINTMENT REMINDERS; CHRONIC CONDITIONS; DEMOGRAPHIC DATA; E HEALTH; FREQUENCY OF USE; MOBILE HEALTH; OPHTHALMIC PATIENTS; SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS;

MEDICAL COMPUTING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; EYE DISEASES; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MICROCOMPUTER; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRE; REMINDER SYSTEM; SOCIAL MEDIA; TELEPHONE; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; URBAN POPULATION; UTILIZATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; EYE DISEASES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MICROCOMPUTERS; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; REMINDER SYSTEMS; SOCIAL MEDIA; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; TELEPHONE; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 84937777864     PISSN: 15305627     EISSN: 15563669     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/tmj.2013.0365     Document Type: Article

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