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- ItemArchitecture for remote training of home telemedicine patients.(2006-06-16) Lai, Albert M; Starren, Justin B; Shea, Steven; ,In spite of efforts to develop easy to use devices patients may require multiple training sessions to achieve mastery of advanced telehealth devices especially those incorporating web access In geographically distributed projects such repeat training can be costly A software architecture for simultaneous voice conferencing and remote device control over a single telephone line is presented Evaluation of the pilot implementation is favorable
- ItemThe REmote Patient Education in a Telemedicine Environment Architecture (REPETE).(2008-06-23) Lai, Albert M; Starren, Justin B; Kaufman, David R; Mendonca, Eneida A; Palmas, Walter; Nieh, Jason; Shea, StevenThe objective of the study was to develop and implement an architecture for remote training that can be used in the narrowband home telemedicine environment A remote training architecture the REmote Patient Education in a Telemedicine Environment REPETE architecture using a remote control protocol RCP was developed A set of design criteria was specified The developed architecture was integrated into the IDEATel home telemedicine unit HTU and evaluated against these design criteria using a combination of technical and expert evaluations Technical evaluation of the architecture demonstrated that remote cursor movements and positioning displayed on the HTU were smooth and effectively real time The trainers were able to observe within approximately 2 seconds lag what the patient sees on their HTU screen Evaluation of the architecture by experts was favorable Responses to a Likert scale questionnaire regarding audio quality and remote control performance indicated that the expert evaluators thought that the audio quality and remote control performance were adequate for remote training All evaluators strongly agreed that the system would be useful for training patients The REPETE architecture supports basic training needs over a narrowband dial up connection We were able to maintain an audio chat simultaneously with performing a remote training session while maintaining both acceptable audio quality and remote control performance The RCP provides a mechanism to provide training without requiring a trainer to go to the patient s home and effectively supports deictic referencing to on screen objects
- ItemTraining digital divide seniors to use a telehealth system: a remote training approach.(2007-01-22) Lai, Albert M; Kaufman, David R; Starren, JustinAs the use of health information technologies continues to proliferate amongst seniors many of whom lack computer experience there is a need to develop effective training approaches to foster basic competencies This paper describes the REmote Patient Education in a Telemedicine Environment REPETE system a component of the IDEATel telemedicine architecture The REPETE architecture supports simultaneous visual and audio teaching modes over low bandwidth connections This paper presents an in depth qualitative analysis of two patients being trained to use the IDEATel patient web portal The results indicate that this method of instruction was useful in facilitating patients use of the web application However the observations suggest that there is learning curve for the trainer to use the resources effectively to establish common ground and foster competencies in the patient