The role of telenursing in the provision of geriatric outreach services to residential homes in Hong Kong

Author:

Chan W M1,Hjelm N M1

Affiliation:

1. Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, Chinese University of Hong Kong; Department of Chemical Pathology, Chinese University of Hong Kong, China

Abstract

A residential nursing home in Hong Kong was linked to the community geriatric assessment team based in a regional hospital using videoconferencing equipment operating at 384 kbit/s. The feasibility of providing nursing services and their acceptability to users were evaluated over 12 months. There were 198 occupants of the nursing home and their mean age was 82 years (range 60-101). Services included patient education regarding the use of a metered dose inhaler, wound management and a falls prevention programme, together with assessment of clients' need for infirmary care and the risk of aspiration. The acceptability of the system to the clients and nursing home staff was also assessed. It was found that 89% of such services could be carried out via telemedicine, and only 11% required on-site visits. There was an increase in the proportion of patients correctly using inhalers as well as a reduction in the number of falls. More consultations were conducted by the nurse (an increase of 76% per month) and an additional 8.4 patients per month could be attended to by the nurse compared with 5 patients when on-site visits were used. Acceptability to clients and nursing home staff was good. The problem of lack of resources to support elderly residential care institutions makes service delivery via telemedicine appear economically attractive, as well as facilitating improvements in the quality of long-term care.

Publisher

SAGE Publications

Subject

Health Informatics

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