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- ItemA feasibility study of dignity psychotherapy delivered via telemedicine.(2006-04-05) Passik, Steven D; Kirsh, Kenneth L; Leibee, Suzanne; Kaplan, Lisa S; Love, Celia; Napier, Ellen; Burton, Deborah; Sprang, RobertDignity Psychotherapy has shown great promise as a value affirming intervention for patients with advanced disease We delivered the Dignity Psychotherapy intervention in a feasibility study of a series of eight cancer patients via videophone technology to deliver the therapy into their homes
- ItemImpact of a preoperative education program via interactive telehealth network for rural patients having total joint replacement.(2004-03-05) Thomas, Kathy; Burton, Deborah; Withrow, Lydia; Adkisson, BillTraditional preoperative education programs have demonstrated the beneficial effects for orthopaedic patients However attending preoperative education classes became too difficult for patients their families and their friends who traveled great distances from their homes in rural Kentucky A multidisciplinary continuous quality improvement team from University of Kentucky Chandler Medical Center created a pilot project to provide preoperative education programs for their total joint patients via an interactive telehealth network The use of telecommunications technology in providing patient preoperative health education was successful in attracting patients from remote areas who otherwise may not have participated The program has continued for 2 years
- ItemTelemedicine: a child psychiatry case report.(2002-05-21) Miller, Thomas W; Kraus, Robert F; Kaak, Otto; Sprang, Rob; Burton, DeborahThe topic addressed is the use of telemedicine involving a rural health care setting and child clinical services provided through an innovative model of telehealth applications Telehealth technology and services have gained the attention of both scientists and practitioners examining trends and models of health care delivery for underserved populations and in situations where consultation with a team of professionals may benefit service providers in rural communities Examined is an innovative model of telehealth care delivery through a rural school system in an underserved regional setting The goals of this model are offered as are a number of applications within the broad spectrum of services utilizing telehealth Changing patterns in clinically based health care delivery in a managed care environment are discussed