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dc.contributor.authorWright, Olivia
dc.contributor.authorWootton, Richard
dc.contributor.authorMargolis, Stephen
dc.contributor.authorScuffham, Paul
dc.contributor.authorGray, Len
dc.date.accessioned2017-05-03T12:56:11Z
dc.date.available2017-05-03T12:56:11Z
dc.date.issued2007
dc.date.modified2010-06-25T07:01:22Z
dc.identifier.issn1357-633X
dc.identifier.doi10.1258/135763307783247347
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/18981
dc.description.abstractComprehensive geriatric assessment (CGA), supported by e-health, was provided to 89 frail veterans aged 70 years or older who were admitted to medical, surgical or orthopaedic units at two private hospitals in rural Queensland. Patients were screened and assessed by trained nurses using the interRAI-Acute Care tools. Data entry, validation, reporting and geriatrician comment were facilitated by an online, secure database and reporting system. The process was evaluated based on its utilization and staff satisfaction. The response to the project was generally very positive, but there were also some problems: (1) lack of staff, staff time and resources to successfully complete the assessments; (2) limited referrals from general practitioners (GPs) and difficulty with developing a sustainable communication and referral system between GPs and the hospital; (3) significant variations in caseloads between the study sites; and (4) the unfamiliarity of sufficient staff at the trial sites with the CGA process. Despite these challenges, the use of e-health-supported strategies in geriatric medicine certainly appears achievable and deserve further study.
dc.description.peerreviewedYes
dc.description.publicationstatusYes
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherRoyal Society of Medicine Press Ltd.
dc.publisher.placeUnited Kingdom
dc.publisher.urihttp://jtt.rsmjournals.com/
dc.relation.ispartofstudentpublicationN
dc.relation.ispartofpagefromS3:98
dc.relation.ispartofpagetoS3:100
dc.relation.ispartofissue3
dc.relation.ispartofjournalJournal of Telemedicine and Telecare
dc.relation.ispartofvolume13
dc.rights.retentionY
dc.subject.fieldofresearchInformation systems
dc.subject.fieldofresearchBiomedical engineering
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode4609
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode4003
dc.titleChallenges in the development of e-health strategies for geriatric medicine
dc.typeJournal article
dc.type.descriptionC1 - Articles
dc.type.codeC - Journal Articles
gro.date.issued2007
gro.hasfulltextNo Full Text
gro.griffith.authorScuffham, Paul A.


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