Feasibility of In-Home Telehealth for Conducting Nursing Research

Carol E. Smith, Jennifer J. Cha, Susan V. M. Kleinbeck, Faye A. Clements, David Cook and Julie Koehler
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Julie Koehler: University of Kansas Medical Center

Clinical Nursing Research, 2002, vol. 11, issue 2, 220-233

Abstract: The purpose of this study was to determine the feasibility of using home audio/video telehealth equipment for administering nursing interventions to families, observing the client response, and collecting research data over specific intervals of time. The study design was a descriptive comparison with observational data collection. The subjects were adult patients (n = 5) using nighttime mechanical ventilators for obstructive sleep apnea and their home caregivers (n = 7). Skin color, vital signs, spirometry, and pulse oximetry data collected simultaneously through telehealth equipment and through nurse observation in the home were the same. Care and the caregiver’s use of the patient equipment were also observed. When nursing interventions, equipment demonstrations, visual illustrations, and audiotaped educational directions were used to facilitate patient care, they were transmitted across telehealth with a few exceptions. Costs of telehealth visits were less than traditional home visits, and client evaluations of telehealth were positive.

Date: 2002
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DOI: 10.1177/105477380201100209

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