Introduction: COVID-19 pandemic shows the importance of teledentistry usage to cope with such conditions and to improved the patient access and quality of care. Since dental treatments are highly infectious procedures due to the close proximity to patients required and the extended exposure to aerosols (including water from high- and low-speed handpieces and patients’ saliva and blood). Viruses such as COVID- 19 could be transmitted through these aerosols. As a result dental treatments were limited to emergency only, according to the guidance of the Ministry of Health. This limitation increases the need for means of communication between dental practitioners and patients in order to follow up and provide consultation without direct contact. This could be provided by using telemedicine. Methods: However, the evidence assessing the effectiveness of this intervention is scars. Therefore, The aim of this study is to conduct mixed method research (quantitative and qualitative) to measure the effectiveness of teledentistry usage during the COVID-19 pandemic. To provide an in-depth understanding of the use of teledentistry in assessing urgent dental cases and providing consultations. Results: The sample size for the quantitative part of the study (questionnaire) will include Patients that contacts the virtual clinic and attended to their appointments between 28/4/20 and 30/6/20 (the total will be 125 patients), While the sample for the qualitative part will be dentists who used to work in the call center listed in the virtual clinic database. Conclusion: The outcome of the study is to provide an overview of the use of teledentistry in assessing urgent dental cases and providing consultations and patients satisfaction of the provided service.
{"title":"Teledentistry Approaches for Dental Assessments and Consultation During the COVID-19 Pandemic","authors":"Sarah Alotaibi, A. Alshehri","doi":"10.2147/shtt.s366239","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2147/shtt.s366239","url":null,"abstract":"Introduction: COVID-19 pandemic shows the importance of teledentistry usage to cope with such conditions and to improved the patient access and quality of care. Since dental treatments are highly infectious procedures due to the close proximity to patients required and the extended exposure to aerosols (including water from high- and low-speed handpieces and patients’ saliva and blood). Viruses such as COVID- 19 could be transmitted through these aerosols. As a result dental treatments were limited to emergency only, according to the guidance of the Ministry of Health. This limitation increases the need for means of communication between dental practitioners and patients in order to follow up and provide consultation without direct contact. This could be provided by using telemedicine. Methods: However, the evidence assessing the effectiveness of this intervention is scars. Therefore, The aim of this study is to conduct mixed method research (quantitative and qualitative) to measure the effectiveness of teledentistry usage during the COVID-19 pandemic. To provide an in-depth understanding of the use of teledentistry in assessing urgent dental cases and providing consultations. Results: The sample size for the quantitative part of the study (questionnaire) will include Patients that contacts the virtual clinic and attended to their appointments between 28/4/20 and 30/6/20 (the total will be 125 patients), While the sample for the qualitative part will be dentists who used to work in the call center listed in the virtual clinic database. Conclusion: The outcome of the study is to provide an overview of the use of teledentistry in assessing urgent dental cases and providing consultations and patients satisfaction of the provided service.","PeriodicalId":42733,"journal":{"name":"Smart Homecare Technology and TeleHealth","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.4,"publicationDate":"2022-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44869178","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Background: There is a shift towards increased use of telemedicine applications for healthcare service provision and delivery. Thus, awareness among healthcare practitioners of telemedicine policies is critical for proper implementation and utilization of telemedicine technology. Objective: This study assesses the level of computer access and literacy, knowledge of telemedicine policies and technology, perceptions, and willingness to use telemedicine among healthcare practitioners working in ambulatory care clinics. Methods: An observational cross-sectional study was conducted at King Fahad Armed Forces Hospital in Jeddah. Data were collected between February and March 2021 using a self-completed online survey. Results: Of 136 healthcare practitioners surveyed, we found that over half had average to high knowledge about telemedicine technology, tools, guidelines, security, and privacy policies within the hospital. 95% were willing to use telemedicine to consult with large centers in their medical or clinical specialty and support further implementation of telemedicine technology in the hospital. 90% expressed a need for continuous training in the use of telemedicine. Conclusion: The current study shows that there is inadequate computer access and knowledge of telemedicine, but there were very positive perceptions and willingness related to telemedicine among healthcare practitioners working in the ambulatory care clinics. There is an urgent need for orientation and training programs that focus on the technology and applications of telemedicine, as well as current policies.
{"title":"Telemedicine Policy Availability and Awareness: Directions for Improvement","authors":"Rana AlKhanbashi, Haya S Zedan","doi":"10.2147/shtt.s368486","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2147/shtt.s368486","url":null,"abstract":"Background: There is a shift towards increased use of telemedicine applications for healthcare service provision and delivery. Thus, awareness among healthcare practitioners of telemedicine policies is critical for proper implementation and utilization of telemedicine technology. Objective: This study assesses the level of computer access and literacy, knowledge of telemedicine policies and technology, perceptions, and willingness to use telemedicine among healthcare practitioners working in ambulatory care clinics. Methods: An observational cross-sectional study was conducted at King Fahad Armed Forces Hospital in Jeddah. Data were collected between February and March 2021 using a self-completed online survey. Results: Of 136 healthcare practitioners surveyed, we found that over half had average to high knowledge about telemedicine technology, tools, guidelines, security, and privacy policies within the hospital. 95% were willing to use telemedicine to consult with large centers in their medical or clinical specialty and support further implementation of telemedicine technology in the hospital. 90% expressed a need for continuous training in the use of telemedicine. Conclusion: The current study shows that there is inadequate computer access and knowledge of telemedicine, but there were very positive perceptions and willingness related to telemedicine among healthcare practitioners working in the ambulatory care clinics. There is an urgent need for orientation and training programs that focus on the technology and applications of telemedicine, as well as current policies.","PeriodicalId":42733,"journal":{"name":"Smart Homecare Technology and TeleHealth","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.4,"publicationDate":"2022-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41533614","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A Smart Data Pre-Processing Approach to Effective Management of Big Health Data in IoT Edge","authors":"Şükrü Mustafa Kaya, Atakan Erdem, Ali Güneş","doi":"10.2147/shtt.s313666","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2147/shtt.s313666","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":42733,"journal":{"name":"Smart Homecare Technology and TeleHealth","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.4,"publicationDate":"2021-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49208088","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
: Phone or tablet-based healthcare applications, or “medical apps,” play an important role in an evolving healthcare system. The effect of medical apps on consumers has been welldocumented; however, little attention has been paid to the impacts that apps have had on medical professionals, people whose best interests like in ensuring that medical apps positively impact patient outcomes. After a brief introduction, introducing the spectrum of problems surrounding medical apps, this paper will move its focus to issues of concern for medical practitioners who prescribe or use medical apps as a part of their approach to medical care. Given the current lack of regulatory oversight of medical apps and noting the potential for improper use of these mHealth technologies, the authors will argue that as qualified, well suited, and interested parties, medical professionals should help to shape this new regulatory and ethical landscape. Additionally, before concluding, the authors will provide concrete examples of ways that medical professionals have put these ideas into practice.
{"title":"Medical Professionals and Medical Apps: Why Oversight Must Come from Within","authors":"William H Krieger, Brandi P Cotton","doi":"10.2147/shtt.s315073","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2147/shtt.s315073","url":null,"abstract":": Phone or tablet-based healthcare applications, or “medical apps,” play an important role in an evolving healthcare system. The effect of medical apps on consumers has been welldocumented; however, little attention has been paid to the impacts that apps have had on medical professionals, people whose best interests like in ensuring that medical apps positively impact patient outcomes. After a brief introduction, introducing the spectrum of problems surrounding medical apps, this paper will move its focus to issues of concern for medical practitioners who prescribe or use medical apps as a part of their approach to medical care. Given the current lack of regulatory oversight of medical apps and noting the potential for improper use of these mHealth technologies, the authors will argue that as qualified, well suited, and interested parties, medical professionals should help to shape this new regulatory and ethical landscape. Additionally, before concluding, the authors will provide concrete examples of ways that medical professionals have put these ideas into practice.","PeriodicalId":42733,"journal":{"name":"Smart Homecare Technology and TeleHealth","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.4,"publicationDate":"2021-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49573948","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
H. Verloo, A. Lorette, C. Gomes da Rocha, J. Amoussou, Estelle Gillès de Pélichy, Alcina Matos Queirós, Montserrat Mendez Rubio, A. von Gunten
Background: A significant number of living labs (LLs) have been developed across Europe and beyond. A fraction of those LLs have established a new approach to maintaining and studying the health, autonomy, and well-being of older adults with dementia. LLs interact with a broad set of stakeholders, including students, academic institutions, private companies, healthcare organizations, and patient representative bodies - even with other LLs. It is crucial to identify what kinds of co-creations should be done and how they can be facilitated through LLs. Despite a growing body of literature, a clear overview and understanding of the services, research, and clinical activities developed in different LL settings for older adults with dementia are still lacking. Aim: The aim is to scope publications examining all types of LL activities which explore the needs of and suggest solutions for older adults with dementia, whether they live in the community or long-term healthcare facilities. Methods: The bibliographic databases to be searched will include Embase.com, Medline Ovid SP, Pubmed (not medline[sb]) and Web of Science, without language or date restrictions. We will examine the bibliographies of all relevant articles found, conduct a search for unpublished studies, and perform a handsearch in relevant journals associated with LLs involved in healthcare (Electronic Journal for Virtual Organization and Networks, Technology Innovation Management Review, Journal of Engineering and Technology Management). We will consider publications in English, French, and German. Results: Bibliographic database searches will be completed in March 2020, retrieved articles will be screened, and the entire study is expected to be completed by December 2020. Discussion: This comprehensive scoping review will provide a global indication of the types and extent of LL activities aimed at older adults with dementia, whether they live in the community or in long-term care facilities.
背景:大量的活体实验室(ll)已经在欧洲和其他地区发展起来。其中一小部分LLs已经建立了一种新的方法来维持和研究老年痴呆症患者的健康、自主和福祉。ll与广泛的利益相关者进行交互，包括学生、学术机构、私人公司、医疗保健组织和患者代表团体，甚至与其他ll进行交互。确定应该进行何种类型的共同创造以及如何通过ll促进它们是至关重要的。尽管文献越来越多，但对于不同LL环境下为老年痴呆症患者提供的服务、研究和临床活动，仍然缺乏清晰的概述和理解。目的:目的是审查所有类型的LL活动的出版物，这些活动探索老年痴呆症患者的需求并提出解决方案，无论他们是住在社区还是长期医疗保健机构。方法:检索的书目数据库包括Embase.com、Medline Ovid SP、Pubmed(非Medline [sb])和Web of Science，无语言和日期限制。我们将检查找到的所有相关文章的参考书目，对未发表的研究进行搜索，并在与医疗保健相关的法律研究相关的期刊(虚拟组织和网络电子期刊、技术创新管理评论、工程和技术管理期刊)中进行手工搜索。我们将考虑以英语、法语和德语出版。结果:文献数据库检索将于2020年3月完成，检索文章将进行筛选，整个研究预计于2020年12月完成。讨论:这项全面的范围审查将提供针对老年痴呆症患者的LL活动的类型和程度的全球指示，无论他们是住在社区还是住在长期护理机构。
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: Crohn ’ s disease and ulcerative colitis are the two most common subtypes of in fl ammatory bowel disease. Most studies show that this patient population is increasing in incidence. Patients with these diseases require lifelong care by experienced practitioners however the traditional medical model is not ideal for patients who require continuous close monitoring and whose symptoms may dramatically worsen between regularly scheduled visits. Patients with uncontrolled disease may experience abdominal pain, diarrhea, and rectal bleeding and such patients are at increased risk for complications that may necessitate hospitalization and emergency surgery. Traditional medical care can be supplemented by telemedicine, which is the delivery of health care through remote electronic communication, for example, through web-based computer or smartphone applications. Here we describe several studies that highlight the many ways in which telemedicine can augment and improve patient care through telemonitoring, telemanagement, televisit, and teleconsultation.
{"title":"Telemedicine in the Management of Inflammatory Bowel Disease: An Update","authors":"Sumona Bhattacharya, Uni Wong, R. Cross","doi":"10.2147/shtt.s195566","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2147/shtt.s195566","url":null,"abstract":": Crohn ’ s disease and ulcerative colitis are the two most common subtypes of in fl ammatory bowel disease. Most studies show that this patient population is increasing in incidence. Patients with these diseases require lifelong care by experienced practitioners however the traditional medical model is not ideal for patients who require continuous close monitoring and whose symptoms may dramatically worsen between regularly scheduled visits. Patients with uncontrolled disease may experience abdominal pain, diarrhea, and rectal bleeding and such patients are at increased risk for complications that may necessitate hospitalization and emergency surgery. Traditional medical care can be supplemented by telemedicine, which is the delivery of health care through remote electronic communication, for example, through web-based computer or smartphone applications. Here we describe several studies that highlight the many ways in which telemedicine can augment and improve patient care through telemonitoring, telemanagement, televisit, and teleconsultation.","PeriodicalId":42733,"journal":{"name":"Smart Homecare Technology and TeleHealth","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.4,"publicationDate":"2020-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.2147/shtt.s195566","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43463686","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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{"title":"Current perspectives on the role of telemedicine in the management of Parkinson’s disease","authors":"Joel Eisenberg, J. G. Hou, P. Barbour","doi":"10.2147/SHTT.S152018","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2147/SHTT.S152018","url":null,"abstract":"php and incorporate the Creative Commons Attribution – Non Commercial (unported, v3.0) License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/). By accessing the work you hereby accept the Terms. Non-commercial uses of the work are permitted without any further permission from Dove Medical Press Limited, provided the work is properly attributed. For permission for commercial use of this work, please see paragraphs 4.2 and 5 of our Terms (https://www.dovepress.com/terms.php). Smart Homecare Technology and TeleHealth 2018:5 1–12 Smart Homecare Technology and TeleHealth Dovepress","PeriodicalId":42733,"journal":{"name":"Smart Homecare Technology and TeleHealth","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.4,"publicationDate":"2018-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.2147/SHTT.S152018","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46898486","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
A. Bossen, Heejung Kim, Kristine N Williams, Andreanna Steinhoff, M. Strieker
Demographic aging of the world population contributes to an increase in the number of persons diagnosed with dementia (PWD), with corresponding increases in health care expenditures. In addition, fewer family members are available to care for these individuals. Most care for PWD occurs in the home, and family members caring for PWD frequently suffer negative outcomes related to the stress and burden of observing their loved one’s progressive memory and functional decline. Decreases in cognition and self-care also necessitate that the caregiver takes on new roles and responsibilities in care provision. Smart technologies are being developed to support family caregivers of PWD in a variety of ways, including provision of information and support resources online, wayfinding technology to support independent mobility of the PWD, monitoring systems to alert caregivers to changes in the PWD and their environment, navigation devices to track PWD experiencing wandering, and telemedicine and e-health services linking caregivers and PWD with health care providers. This paper will review current uses of these advancing technologies to support care of PWD. Challenges unique to widespread acceptance of technology will be addressed and future directions explored.
{"title":"Emerging roles for telemedicine and smart technologies in dementia care","authors":"A. Bossen, Heejung Kim, Kristine N Williams, Andreanna Steinhoff, M. Strieker","doi":"10.2147/SHTT.S59500","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2147/SHTT.S59500","url":null,"abstract":"Demographic aging of the world population contributes to an increase in the number of persons diagnosed with dementia (PWD), with corresponding increases in health care expenditures. In addition, fewer family members are available to care for these individuals. Most care for PWD occurs in the home, and family members caring for PWD frequently suffer negative outcomes related to the stress and burden of observing their loved one’s progressive memory and functional decline. Decreases in cognition and self-care also necessitate that the caregiver takes on new roles and responsibilities in care provision. Smart technologies are being developed to support family caregivers of PWD in a variety of ways, including provision of information and support resources online, wayfinding technology to support independent mobility of the PWD, monitoring systems to alert caregivers to changes in the PWD and their environment, navigation devices to track PWD experiencing wandering, and telemedicine and e-health services linking caregivers and PWD with health care providers. This paper will review current uses of these advancing technologies to support care of PWD. Challenges unique to widespread acceptance of technology will be addressed and future directions explored.","PeriodicalId":42733,"journal":{"name":"Smart Homecare Technology and TeleHealth","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.4,"publicationDate":"2015-03-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.2147/SHTT.S59500","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"68481266","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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