You Are Not Alone! Care Professionals’ Acceptance of Telemedicine in Nursing Homes Comparing Pre- and Post-Implementation Evaluations
Julia Offermann,
Martina Ziefle
Abstract:A lack of personnel in care institutions and high proportions of older people in need of care pose central challenges for today’s aging society, often resulting in the hospitalization of geriatric patients. In many cases, these hospitalizations are not medically necessary and cause deterioration of health. Applying telemedicine in nursing homes represents one approach aimed at a reduction of unnecessary hospitalizations of geriatric patients and supporting care personnel in medically uncertain situations. For … Show more
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