Yearly Archives: 2012

Effect of telehealth on use of secondary care and mortality: findings from the Whole System Demonstrator cluster randomised trial The Whole Systems Demonstrator (WSD) trial found that telehealth was associated with lower rates of emergency hospital admissions than usual care amongst patients with long-term health conditions. However, admission rates increased amongst the control group shortly [...]

Outcomes of a telehealth intervention for homebound older adults with heart or chronic respiratory failure: a randomized controlled trial Purpose: Telehealth care is emerging as a viable intervention model to treat complex chronic conditions, such as heart failure (HF) and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), and to engage older adults in self-care disease management. Design and [...]