Telemonitoring Increases Patient Awareness of Health and Prompts Health-Related Action: Initial Evaluation of the TELE-ERA Study

Abstract

Elderly patients find home telemonitoring to be an acceptable and satisfying experience that can increase their awareness of their health and provide a sense of safety in their home. Home telemonitoring can lead to earlier evaluation of decline in health status.

Tele-health-care in the elderly living in nursing home: the first Sicilian multimodal approach

“…A similar result was also found in our study, since the mean heart rate and blood pressure values of the elderly undergoing telemonitoring were significantly lower than those receiving standard cares. Thus, such e-health services may be recommended as part of a better management regimen for the elderly people care [23,24], especially when living in rural areas or nursing home [25,26].…”

The Use of Health Information Technology to Improve Care and Outcomes for Older Adults

“…Peripheral devices were attached to measure blood pressure and pulse, oxygen saturation, glucose level, and weight. The elderly study patients found home telemonitoring to be acceptable, providing a sense of safety in their home (Pecina et al, 2011). However, home telemonitoring in older adults with multiple comorbidities did not significantly improve self-perception of mental well-being and may worsen self-perception of physical health.…”

Increased Mortality Following Telemonitoring in Frail Elderly Patients: Look Before You Leap!

“…2 We performed a 3-year study using a model similar to the one described by Takahashi et al, 1 a comprehensive telehealth monitoring with nurse clinician oversight. 3 Our patients were also selected by a statistically derived "risk score" that used administrative data to inform the algorithm.…”