Maugeri Centre for Telehealth and Telecare: A real-life integrated experience in chronic patients

Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare

Volumn 24, Issue 7, 2018, Pages 500-507

  Scalvini, Simonetta ^a   Bernocchi, Palmira ^a   Zanelli, Emanuela ^a   Comini, Laura ^a   Vitacca, Michele ^a  

^a IRCCS   (Italy)

Author keywords

Chronic patient; disease management; e health; home care; telemedicine

Indexed keywords

AGED; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HOME CARE; HUMAN; INTEGRATED HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; ITALY; MALE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PROCEDURES; QUALITY OF LIFE; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TELEMEDICINE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; CHRONIC DISEASE; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE, INTEGRATED; FEMALE; HOME CARE SERVICES; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUALITY OF LIFE; TELEMEDICINE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 85030863759     PISSN: 1357633X     EISSN: 17581109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1357633X17710827     Document Type: Article

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