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Use of Expectation Disconfirmation Theory to Test Patient Satisfaction with Asynchronous Telemedicine for Diabetic Retinopathy Detection. 利用期望不确认理论测试患者对异步远程医疗糖尿病视网膜病变检测的满意度。
IF 4.4
International Journal of Telemedicine and Applications Pub Date : 2018-10-11 eCollection Date: 2018-01-01 DOI: 10.1155/2018/7015272
Christina I Serrano, Vishal Shah, Michael D Abràmoff
{"title":"Use of Expectation Disconfirmation Theory to Test Patient Satisfaction with Asynchronous Telemedicine for Diabetic Retinopathy Detection.","authors":"Christina I Serrano, Vishal Shah, Michael D Abràmoff","doi":"10.1155/2018/7015272","DOIUrl":"10.1155/2018/7015272","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>The purpose of the study is to extend research on patient satisfaction with telemedicine services by employing the theoretical framework of Expectation Disconfirmation Theory (EDT) for diabetic retinopathy screenings focusing on rural patients.</p><p><strong>Method: </strong>Adult subjects (n=220) with diabetes were recruited from a single family practice office in rural Iowa. Subjects completed a \"pre\" survey concerning their forward-looking perceptions of telemedicine prior to using telemedicine for detection of diabetic retinopathy and a \"post\" survey after they received recommendations from the distant ophthalmologists.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>All hypotheses of the EDT model were supported. Patient satisfaction is influenced by both patients' expectations (<i>P</i><.001) and disconfirmation of expectations (<i>P</i><.001), and patient satisfaction has a positive impact on patient preference for telemedicine services (<i>P</i><.001). Overall, patients who received telemedicine services were highly satisfied with telemedicine and developed a favorable disposition towards telemedicine services.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>The EDT model is a viable framework to study patient satisfaction of telemedicine services. While previous feasibility studies have shown that telemedicine for diabetic retinopathy screenings yields diagnostic efficacy, this study applies a theoretical framework to demonstrate the viability of telemedicine for diabetic retinopathy screenings in rural areas.</p>","PeriodicalId":45630,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Telemedicine and Applications","volume":"2018 ","pages":"7015272"},"PeriodicalIF":4.4,"publicationDate":"2018-10-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6201495/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"36703293","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Application of Teledermoscopy in the Diagnosis of Pigmented Lesions. 远镜在色素病变诊断中的应用。
IF 4.4
International Journal of Telemedicine and Applications Pub Date : 2018-10-10 eCollection Date: 2018-01-01 DOI: 10.1155/2018/1624073
C B Barcaui, P M O Lima
{"title":"Application of Teledermoscopy in the Diagnosis of Pigmented Lesions.","authors":"C B Barcaui,&nbsp;P M O Lima","doi":"10.1155/2018/1624073","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1155/2018/1624073","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Dermatology, due to the peculiar characteristic of visual diagnosis, is suitable for the application of modern telemedicine techniques, such as mobile teledermoscopy.</p><p><strong>Objectives: </strong>To evaluate the feasibility and reliability of the technique for the diagnosis of pigmented lesions.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Through the storage and routing method, 41 pigmented lesions were analyzed. After the selection of the lesions during the outpatient visit, the clinical and dermatoscopic images were obtained by the resident physician through the cellphone camera and sent to the assistant dermatologist by means of an application for exchange of messages between mobile platforms. Firstly, the assistant dermatologist described the visualized dermatoscopic structures and defined its diagnosis and conduct, based solely on the evaluation of the clinical and dermatoscopic images, without having the knowledge of the anamnesis data. Afterwards, the same assistant dermatologist evaluated the patient face to face, defining the dermatoscopic structures, diagnosis, and conduct. The data obtained through teledermoscopy and face-to-face assessments were compared and accuracy was defined as the concordance between the diagnoses.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>A match rate of 90% between teledermoscopic and face-to-face diagnosis was demonstrated (McNemar's statistical analysis, whose p value was 0.1366, showed no evidence to support the inferiority of the teledermoscopic method).</p>","PeriodicalId":45630,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Telemedicine and Applications","volume":"2018 ","pages":"1624073"},"PeriodicalIF":4.4,"publicationDate":"2018-10-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1155/2018/1624073","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"36703291","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
引用次数: 8
Telemedical Coaching Improves Long-Term Weight Loss in Overweight Persons: A Randomized Controlled Trial. 远程医疗指导改善超重人群的长期减肥:一项随机对照试验。
IF 4.4
International Journal of Telemedicine and Applications Pub Date : 2018-09-09 eCollection Date: 2018-01-01 DOI: 10.1155/2018/7530602
Kerstin Kempf, Martin Röhling, Monika Stichert, Gabriele Fischer, Elke Boschem, Jürgen Könner, Stephan Martin
{"title":"Telemedical Coaching Improves Long-Term Weight Loss in Overweight Persons: A Randomized Controlled Trial.","authors":"Kerstin Kempf,&nbsp;Martin Röhling,&nbsp;Monika Stichert,&nbsp;Gabriele Fischer,&nbsp;Elke Boschem,&nbsp;Jürgen Könner,&nbsp;Stephan Martin","doi":"10.1155/2018/7530602","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1155/2018/7530602","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Lifestyle interventions have shown to be effective when continuous personal support was provided. However, there is lack of knowledge whether a telemedical-approach with personal coaching contributes to long-term weight losses in overweight employees. We, therefore, tested the hypothesis that telemedical-based lifestyle interventions accompanied with telemedical coaching lead to larger weight losses in overweight persons in an occupational health care setting.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Overweight employees (n=180) with a body mass index (BMI) of >27 kg/m<sup>2</sup> were randomized into either a telemedical (TM) group (n=61), a telemedical coaching (TMC) group (n=58), or a control group (n=61). Both intervention groups were equipped with scales and pedometers automatically transferring the data into a personalized online portal, which could be monitored from participants and coaches. Participants of the TMC group received additionally one motivational care call per week by mental coaches to discuss the current data (current weight and steps) and achieving goals such as a healthy lifestyle or weight reduction. The control group remained in routine care. Clinical and anthropometric data were determined after the 12-week intervention. Additionally, weight change was followed up after 12 months.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Participants of TMC (-3.1 ± 4.8 kg, p<0.0001) and TM group (-1.9 ± 4.0 kg; p=0.0012) significantly reduced weight and sustained it during the 1-year follow-up, while the control group showed no change. Compared to the control group only weight loss in the TMC group was significantly different (p<0.001) after 12 months. TMC and TM group also reduced BMI, waist circumference, and LDL cholesterol. Moreover, TMC group improved additionally systolic and diastolic blood pressure, total cholesterol, HDL cholesterol, and HbA1c.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Telemedical devices in combination with telemedical coaching lead to significant long-term weight reductions in overweight persons in an occupational health care setting. This study is registered with NCT01868763, ClinicalTrials.gov.</p>","PeriodicalId":45630,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Telemedicine and Applications","volume":"2018 ","pages":"7530602"},"PeriodicalIF":4.4,"publicationDate":"2018-09-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1155/2018/7530602","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"36539282","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
引用次数: 11
Clinical Outcomes of Telemonitoring for Patients on Warfarin after Discharge from Hospital. 华法林患者出院后远程监护的临床结果。
IF 4.4
International Journal of Telemedicine and Applications Pub Date : 2018-08-12 eCollection Date: 2018-01-01 DOI: 10.1155/2018/7503421
Natthaporn Sudas Na Ayutthaya, Itsarawan Sakunrak, Teerapon Dhippayom
{"title":"Clinical Outcomes of Telemonitoring for Patients on Warfarin after Discharge from Hospital.","authors":"Natthaporn Sudas Na Ayutthaya, Itsarawan Sakunrak, Teerapon Dhippayom","doi":"10.1155/2018/7503421","DOIUrl":"10.1155/2018/7503421","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>To evaluate the impact of telephone follow-up service on clinical outcomes in patients on warfarin when discharged from hospital.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>This randomized controlled trial was conducted at a general hospital in Thailand. Patients aged ≥20 years who were prescribed warfarin when discharged were eligible to participate in this study. They were randomly allocated, using a computer generated random number, to receive either telephone follow-up intervention or usual care. Participants in the intervention group received telephone follow-up by hospital pharmacists for three months. During each telephone call, pharmacists performed medicine use reviews and addressed any problems identified.</p><p><strong>Key findings: </strong>A total of 50 patients participated in this study. The proportion of international normalized ratio (INR) values in the target range for the telephone follow-up group (36/79, 45.6%) was higher than that in the usual care group (19/79, 24.1%), p=0.005. The mean time in the therapeutic range (TTR) in the telephone follow-up group was also higher than that in the usual care group (49.8±34.3 versus 28.0±27.5, p=0.017). All patients in the usual care group experienced one or more out-of-range INR values (25/25, 100%) compared to 21 out of 25 (84%) in the telephone follow-up group, p=0.037. There was no difference between the two groups in the incidence of complications or adverse events associated with warfarin.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>The telephone follow-up service in recently discharged patients helps them achieve and maintain their INR target. This anticoagulant supportive service should be promoted to patients receiving warfarin therapy after discharge. This trial is registered with TCTR20180614006 (Thai Clinical Trials Registry).</p>","PeriodicalId":45630,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Telemedicine and Applications","volume":"2018 ","pages":"7503421"},"PeriodicalIF":4.4,"publicationDate":"2018-08-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6109538/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"36442166","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Managing Emergencies in Rural North Queensland: The Feasibility of Teletraining. 北昆士兰农村突发事件管理:远程培训的可行性。
IF 4.4
International Journal of Telemedicine and Applications Pub Date : 2018-04-23 eCollection Date: 2018-01-01 DOI: 10.1155/2018/8421346
Tarsh Pandit, Robin A Ray, Sabe Sabesan
{"title":"Managing Emergencies in Rural North Queensland: The Feasibility of Teletraining.","authors":"Tarsh Pandit,&nbsp;Robin A Ray,&nbsp;Sabe Sabesan","doi":"10.1155/2018/8421346","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1155/2018/8421346","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Historically, the use of videoconference technologies in emergency medicine training has been limited. Whilst there are anecdotal reports of the use of teletraining for emergency medicine by rural doctors in Australia, minimal evidence exists in the literature. This paper aimed to explore the use of teletraining in the context of managing emergency presentations in rural hospitals.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Using a qualitative approach, a mixture of junior and senior doctors were invited to participate in semistructured interviews. Data were transcribed and analysed line by line. Applying the grounded theory principles of open and axial coding, themes and subthemes were generated.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>A total of 20 interviews were conducted with rural doctors, rural doctors who are medical educators, and emergency medicine specialists. Two major themes-(1) teletraining as education and (2) personal considerations-and ten subthemes were evident from the data. Most participants had some previous experience with teletraining. Access to peer teaching over videoconference was requested by rural generalist registrars. There was a preference for interactive training sessions, over didactic lectures with little mention of technical barriers to engagement. The ability of teletraining to reduce professional isolation was a major benefit for doctors practicing in remote locations.</p><p><strong>Discussion: </strong>For these rural doctors, teletraining is a feasible method of education delivery. Wider application of teletraining such as its use in peer teaching needs to be explored. The benefits of teletraining suggest that teletraining models need to be core business for health services and training providers, including specialist colleges.</p>","PeriodicalId":45630,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Telemedicine and Applications","volume":"2018 ","pages":"8421346"},"PeriodicalIF":4.4,"publicationDate":"2018-04-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1155/2018/8421346","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"36178244","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
引用次数: 1
On Using a Mobile Application to Support Teledermatology: A Case Study in an Underprivileged Area in Colombia. 关于使用移动应用程序支持远程皮肤科:哥伦比亚贫困地区的案例研究。
IF 4.4
International Journal of Telemedicine and Applications Pub Date : 2018-03-26 eCollection Date: 2018-01-01 DOI: 10.1155/2018/1496941
Juan Pablo Sáenz, Mónica Paola Novoa, Darío Correal, Bell Raj Eapen
{"title":"On Using a Mobile Application to Support Teledermatology: A Case Study in an Underprivileged Area in Colombia.","authors":"Juan Pablo Sáenz,&nbsp;Mónica Paola Novoa,&nbsp;Darío Correal,&nbsp;Bell Raj Eapen","doi":"10.1155/2018/1496941","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1155/2018/1496941","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>The use of mobile applications in dermatology to support remote diagnosis is gaining acceptance, particularly in rural areas, where dermatology services are commonly managed by healthcare personnel with no specialty training. Moreover, ontologies-sets of concepts that represent knowledge in a given domain-are increasingly being used to support medical diagnosis. A specific case is ONTODerm: an ontology to aid dermatological diagnosis. However, there is little information on the combined use of mobile applications and ontologies as support solutions in dermatology.</p><p><strong>Objective: </strong>Assessing the reliability of ONTODerm as a tool to support remote dermatological diagnosis when used together with a mobile dermatological application in underprivileged areas.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A mobile application that allows characterization of skin lesions was developed, and the information about the lesions was sent to ONTODerm. An exploratory study was conducted in a remote area without access to a dermatologist. A total of 64 dermatological queries were recorded in the application and consulted with ONTODerm. Later, an experienced dermatologist evaluated the characterization and diagnosis of each query to determine the accuracy of the system.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The results showed that the probability of obtaining a correct diagnosis was between 64.4% and 85.6% with a confidence interval of 95%. A higher accuracy rate was obtained when the skin lesion occurred on the face or when its border was categorized as poorly demarcated.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>This study demonstrates the implementation of a teledermatology strategy based on mobile applications and domain ontology-driven knowledge base to provide timely assistance to healthcare professionals. This approach was found to be pertinent in the Colombian rural context, particularly in forest regions, where dermatology specialists are not available. The results of this article do not represent a final validation of the proposed approach; they suggest how the ontology can be improved to effectively support medical staff in marginalized regions.</p>","PeriodicalId":45630,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Telemedicine and Applications","volume":"2018 ","pages":"1496941"},"PeriodicalIF":4.4,"publicationDate":"2018-03-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1155/2018/1496941","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"36118089","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
引用次数: 5
Use of Telemedicine in Addiction Treatment: Current Practices and Organizational Implementation Characteristics. 远程医疗在成瘾治疗中的应用:当前实践和组织实施特点。
IF 4.4
International Journal of Telemedicine and Applications Pub Date : 2018-03-11 eCollection Date: 2018-01-01 DOI: 10.1155/2018/3932643
Todd Molfenter, Roger Brown, Andrew O'Neill, Ed Kopetsky, Alexander Toy
{"title":"Use of Telemedicine in Addiction Treatment: Current Practices and Organizational Implementation Characteristics.","authors":"Todd Molfenter,&nbsp;Roger Brown,&nbsp;Andrew O'Neill,&nbsp;Ed Kopetsky,&nbsp;Alexander Toy","doi":"10.1155/2018/3932643","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1155/2018/3932643","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Telemedicine applications offer innovative approaches for treating and reducing the effects of substance use disorders (SUDs). This analysis assessed the interest in and use of 11 telemedicine applications in a sample of 363 SUD organizations in the United States of America. Fifty percent of the organizations expressed high rates of interest in seven of the telemedicine applications, demonstrating the appeal of telemedicine within this field. The top three self-reported telemedicine applications being used were (1) computerized screening/assessments (44.6%), (2) telephone-based recovery supports (29.5%), and (3) telephone-based therapy (28.37%). The greatest gaps between interest and use were for (1) texting appointment reminders (55.2% differential), (2) mobile apps for posttreatment recovery (46.6% differential), and (3) recovery support chats (46.6% differential). A Latent Class Analysis (LCA) of the organizations' telemedicine use behavior identified three groupings: \"Innovators\" that were using a range of technologies (<i>n</i> = 27, 7.4%); \"Technology Traditionalists\" that limited their use to telephone, video, and web portal technologies (<i>n</i> = 101, 27.8%); and \"Low Tech\" that had low overall technology use (<i>n</i> = 235, 64.7%). Future studies should build on how telemedicine could be applied in SUD settings, organizational behaviors towards its adoption, and telemedicine's effect on treatment adherence and clinical outcomes.</p>","PeriodicalId":45630,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Telemedicine and Applications","volume":"2018 ","pages":"3932643"},"PeriodicalIF":4.4,"publicationDate":"2018-03-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1155/2018/3932643","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"36060534","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
引用次数: 24
What Kind of Information and Communication Technologies Do Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Prefer? An Ecuadorian Cross-Sectional Study. 2 型糖尿病患者喜欢哪种信息与通信技术?厄瓜多尔横断面研究。
IF 4.4
International Journal of Telemedicine and Applications Pub Date : 2018-02-14 eCollection Date: 2018-01-01 DOI: 10.1155/2018/3427389
Iván Chérrez-Ojeda, Emanuel Vanegas, Erick Calero, Karin Plaza, Jose A Cano, Juan Carlos Calderon, Jorge Valdano, Jorge Oswaldo Gutierrez, Jose Guevara
{"title":"What Kind of Information and Communication Technologies Do Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Prefer? An Ecuadorian Cross-Sectional Study.","authors":"Iván Chérrez-Ojeda, Emanuel Vanegas, Erick Calero, Karin Plaza, Jose A Cano, Juan Carlos Calderon, Jorge Valdano, Jorge Oswaldo Gutierrez, Jose Guevara","doi":"10.1155/2018/3427389","DOIUrl":"10.1155/2018/3427389","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>The purpose of this study is to assess the frequency of use of information and communication technologies and patterns of preference among Ecuadorian patients with diabetes.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>We conducted an anonymous cross-sectional survey on type 2 diabetes mellitus. A chi-square test for association and adjusted regression analyses were performed.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>248 patients were enrolled, with a mean sample age of 57.7 years. SMS was the most used ICT (66.0%). The Internet was used by 45.2% of patients to obtain information about diabetes. SMS and email were rated as the most useful ICTs for receiving information (64.5% and 28.1%, resp.) and asking physicians about diabetes (63.8% and 26.1%, resp.). Patients were also interested in receiving disease information (82.4%) and asking physicians about diabetes (84.7%) through WhatsApp. Adjusted logistic regressions revealed that individuals aged 55 years or younger, those with superior degree level, and those with long diabetes history preferred email for receiving information and asking physicians about diabetes compared to those above 55 years, those with low education level, and those with short diabetes history, respectively.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Understanding preferences of ICTs among patients with diabetes could facilitate application development targeted towards specific requirements from patients.</p>","PeriodicalId":45630,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Telemedicine and Applications","volume":"2018 ","pages":"3427389"},"PeriodicalIF":4.4,"publicationDate":"2018-02-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5832117/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"36019961","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Characterizing the Use of Telepsychiatry for Patients with Opioid Use Disorder and Cooccurring Mental Health Disorders in Ontario, Canada. 加拿大安大略省对阿片类药物使用障碍和并发精神疾病患者使用远程精神病治疗的特点。
IF 4.4
International Journal of Telemedicine and Applications Pub Date : 2018-02-11 eCollection Date: 2018-01-01 DOI: 10.1155/2018/7937610
Brittanie LaBelle, Alexandra M Franklyn, Vicky Pkh Nguyen, Kathleen E Anderson, Joseph K Eibl, David C Marsh
{"title":"Characterizing the Use of Telepsychiatry for Patients with Opioid Use Disorder and Cooccurring Mental Health Disorders in Ontario, Canada.","authors":"Brittanie LaBelle, Alexandra M Franklyn, Vicky Pkh Nguyen, Kathleen E Anderson, Joseph K Eibl, David C Marsh","doi":"10.1155/2018/7937610","DOIUrl":"10.1155/2018/7937610","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Rural patients with opioid use disorder (OUD) face a variety of barriers when accessing opioid agonist therapy (OAT) and psychiatric services, due to the limited supply of physicians and the vast geographic area. The telemedicine allows for contact between patients and their physician-regardless of physical distance. <i>Objective</i>. We characterize the usage of telemedicine to deliver psychiatric services to patients with OUD in Ontario, as well as traits of treatment-seeking patients with opioid dependence and concurrent psychiatric disorders. <i>Methodology</i>. A retrospective cohort study was conducted using an administrative database for patients who received psychiatric services via telemedicine between 2008 and 2014 and who also had OUD. <i>Results.</i> We identified 9,077 patients with concurrent opioid use and other mental health disorders who had received psychiatric services via telemedicine from 2008 to 2014; 7,109 (78.3%) patients lived in Southern Ontario and 1,968 (21.7%) in Northern Ontario. Telemedicine was used more frequently to provide mental health services to patients residing in Northern Ontario than Southern Ontario. <i>Conclusion</i>. Telemedicine is increasingly being utilized throughout Ontario for delivering mental health treatment. There is an opportunity to increase access to psychiatric services for patients with opioid dependence and concurrent psychiatric disorders through the use of the telemedicine.</p>","PeriodicalId":45630,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Telemedicine and Applications","volume":"2018 ","pages":"7937610"},"PeriodicalIF":4.4,"publicationDate":"2018-02-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5828243/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"35971300","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
引用次数: 0
Real-Time Fall Risk Assessment Using Functional Reach Test 使用功能到达测试的实时跌倒风险评估
IF 4.4
International Journal of Telemedicine and Applications Pub Date : 2017-01-10 DOI: 10.1155/2017/2042974
Brianne Y. Williams, Brandon Allen, Zhen Hu, Hanna True, Jin Cho, Austin Harris, N. Fell, Mina Sartipi
{"title":"Real-Time Fall Risk Assessment Using Functional Reach Test","authors":"Brianne Y. Williams, Brandon Allen, Zhen Hu, Hanna True, Jin Cho, Austin Harris, N. Fell, Mina Sartipi","doi":"10.1155/2017/2042974","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1155/2017/2042974","url":null,"abstract":"Falls are common and dangerous for survivors of stroke at all stages of recovery. The widespread need to assess fall risk in real time for individuals after stroke has generated emerging requests for a reliable, inexpensive, quantifiable, and remote clinical measure/tool. In order to meet these requests, we explore the Functional Reach Test (FRT) for real-time fall risk assessment and implement the FRT function in mStroke, a real-time and automatic mobile health system for poststroke recovery and rehabilitation. mStroke is designed, developed, and delivered as an Application (App) running on a hardware platform consisting of an iPad and one or two wireless body motion sensors based on different mobile health functions. The FRT function in mStroke is extensively tested on healthy human subjects to verify its concept and feasibility. Preliminary performance will be presented to justify the further exploration of the FRT function in mStroke through clinical trials on individuals after stroke, which may guide its ubiquitous exploitation in the near future.","PeriodicalId":45630,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Telemedicine and Applications","volume":"2017 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.4,"publicationDate":"2017-01-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1155/2017/2042974","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48223066","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
引用次数: 21
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