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- ItemDesign of a peer-to-peer telerehabilitation model.(2004-08-20) Schopp, Laura H; Hales, Joseph W; Quetsch, Joseph L; Hauan, Michael J; Brown, Gordon DTo describe the design and development process for an information network that meets the complex needs for information exchange by persons with disabilities This paper describes the needs assessment and design processes that drove the selection of specific system features and discusses the range of entities with whom persons with disabilities must exchange information The authors delineate the design goals and their associated specifications for a network of local resource information that serves the needs of persons with disabilities A model program has been specified and is currently under development It will enable users to exchange personal health and resource information with service entities and with other members of the disability community who depend on detailed information to support their performance of everyday tasks As an outcome this activity a highly portable replicable sustainable scalable and secure model of consumer driven information exchange will become available to persons with disabilities and to those who provide services to them The impact of this system will be amplified when it is launched and replicated in interested communities nationwide
- ItemAn evaluation framework for a rural home-based telerehabilitation network.(2005-10-20) Demiris, George; Shigaki, Cheryl L; Schopp, Laura HThis study was a needs assessment to inform the design and evaluation of a home based telerehabilitation network for rural elderly patients We conducted a literature review of telerehabilitation studies and a needs assessment by interviewing 43 professionals including homecare nursing staff members of volunteer organizations and service agencies social workers discharge planners researchers and rehabilitation therapists The survey addressed perceived needs advantages and disadvantages with the use of telemedicine technologies for rehabilitation services All respondents agreed that there are unmet needs among elderly people who are discharged from hospital settings and identified several problems including medication noncompliance isolation limited access to specialists and community based services Our findings defined a framework for the development of a client oriented rural telehealth network that will be used to guide patients discharged to homecare following stroke through a complex array of health mental health and social services spanning all levels of care
- ItemShaping the future: needs and expectations of telehealth professionals.(2013-04-10) Demiris, George; Edison, Karen; Schopp, Laura HThe purpose of this study was to determine telehealth professionals current experience with technology expectations of future technical improvements and how the technology might impact the delivery of care including communication with patients and patient safety We developed a semi structured interview protocol with eight open ended questions A sample of telehealth professionals of the Missouri Telehealth Network MTN was selected to represent all major clinical specialties Interviews were conducted during face to face encounters or over the phone A content analysis was performed using the interview transcripts A total of 32 telehealth professionals were interviewed representing 80 of all professionals who were registered MTN users at the time of the study Twenty six of them are care providers physicians nurses etc and the remaining six are administrators or educators Self reported experience with telemedicine ranged from 1 to 7 years mean 3 72 years Telehealth professionals find the technology acceptable and easy to integrate in the care delivery process However many professionals believe there is room for improvement and would like it to reach a more consistent reliable but yet flexible state They recommended that emphasis be placed on improvement of the audio features establishment of connections and avoidance of interruptions Thirty two percent of the respondents did not know whether practicing telemedicine over the telehealth network would increase the risk of security and privacy violations The study findings suggest that telehealth professionals need to be educated about the security features of a telehealth network In addition continuous quality improvement including internal and external benchmarking is applicable to telemedicine settings and can both improve the quality of teleconsultations and minimize errors