BACKGROUND Real-time video visits are increasingly used to provide care in a number of settings because they increase access and convenience of care, yet there are few reports of health system experiences. OBJECTIVE The objective of this study is to report health system and patient experiences with implementation of a telehealth scheduled video visit program across a health system. METHODS ...

This paper describes an occupational therapy intervention designed for family caregivers of persons with dementia. The intervention, based on the framework of a competence-environmental press model and the principle of collaboration, was implemented during 5 home visits. Each visit was designed to build caregiving skills through collaboration in identifying problem areas, developing and impleme...

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AIMS/INTRODUCTION Previous reviews have revealed uncertainty regarding the effectiveness of home visit interventions for managing diabetes. Therefore, we carried out a quantitative systematic review and meta-analysis to evaluate the effects of home visit interventions among patients with diabetes. MATERIALS AND METHODS We searched various electronic databases (PubMed, EMBASE, Cochrane Library...

PURPOSE The group visit model has emerged as one possible solution to problems posed by the limitations of current structures of care and the demands of a growing chronic illness load. In this article, we summarize current group visit research and develop suggestions for furthering this care model. METHODS An electronic review of all group visit articles published from the years 1974 to 2004 ...

This research explores the use of blog, a Web 2.0-based communication channel, for improving the relationship between the consumer and the provider of a highly specialized medical service, cardiac surgery. A medical blog was created to facilitate open communication of health concerns and professional knowledge between a cardiac surgery department of a major medical center in Taiwan and their pa...

One strand of home visiting research investigates effi cacy while another investigates under what conditions programs achieve outcomes. The current study follows the latter approach. Using a within-program design in a sample of 11 home-based sites in the Early Head Start Research and Evaluation study, this study found that three components of home visits (quantity of involvement including numbe...