Effectiveness of Ambulatory Telemedicine Care in Older Adults: A Systematic Review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Disparities in healthcare access and delivery, caused by transportation and health workforce difficulties, negatively impact individuals living in rural areas. These challenges are especially prominent in older adults.

Design

We systematically evaluated the feasibility, acceptability, and effectiveness in providing telemedicine (TMed), searching the English-language literature for studies (January 2012 to July 2018) in the following databases: Medline (PubMed); Cochrane Library (Wiley); Web of Science; CINAHL; EMBASE (Ovid); and PsycINFO (EBSCO).

Participants

Older adults (mean age = 65 years or older, and none were younger than 60 years).

Interventions

Interventions consisted of live, synchronous, two-way videoconferencing communication in nonhospit

SUBMITTER: Batsis JA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6684409 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature