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A conflicted view of telehomecare after a 20 year journey /
Telehomecare systems have been in existence, in one form or another, for at least a decade. At the outset, the concept seemed to promise both a solution to controlling rising health care costs and a means of delivering the improved care which would enable the elderly to stay in their own homes for l...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Amsterdam ; Washington, D.C. :
IOS Press,
©2012.
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| Colección: | Assistive technology research series ;
v. 32. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Title Page; Preface; Acknowledgements; Contents; Chapter 1. So Much Time and Money So Little Success; Introduction; Setting the Stage; The Conventional Answers; The Plan Going Forward; References; Chapter 2. Definitions are Important: Why Current Definitions Hinder Success; Introduction; Personal Background; The Definitional Rubric; On to the Zones; References; Chapter 3. The Five Zones: The Complex Reality that Is Telehomecare; Introduction; The Rationale Underpinning the Model; The Zones; Conclusion; References.
- Chapter 4. The Fourteen Pilot Studies: A Decade Long Sequential Research ProjectIntroduction; In the Trenches; QuietCare®; Pilot Study Locations; Research Design; References; Chapter 5. The Findings: Case Studies and Beyond; Introduction; The Excluded Pilots; Research Goals; The Advantages of Being an Insider; The Data; The Pilot Studies; Conclusion; References; Chapter 6. The Broader Study: Results from a Combining of the Pilots; Introduction; The Comprehensiveness of the Broader Study; What Was Learned; Conclusion; References; Chapter 7. A Cloudy Future: Recommendations from the Trenches.
- IntroductionAbhorrence of Prediction; Summary of Major Conclusions; Recommendations and Guidance; Final Thoughts; References; Epilogue; Subject Index.