Connecting Hospitalized Patients with Their Families: Case Series and Commentary
The overall aim of this project was to ascertain the utilization of a custom-designed telemedicine service for patients to maintain close contact (via videoconference) with family and friends during hospitalization. We conducted a retrospective chart review of hospitalized patients (primarily childr...
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| author | Kourosh Parsapour Alexander A. Kon Madan Dharmar Amy K. McCarthy Hsuan-Hui Yang Anthony C. Smith Janice Carpenter Candace K. Sadorra Aron D. Farbstein Nayla M. Hojman Gary L. Wold James P. Marcin |
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| description | The overall aim of this project was to ascertain the utilization of a custom-designed telemedicine service for patients to maintain close contact (via videoconference) with family and friends during hospitalization. We conducted a retrospective chart review of hospitalized patients (primarily children) with extended hospital length of stays. Telecommunication equipment was used to provide videoconference links from the patient's bedside to friends and family in the community. Thirty-six cases were managed during a five-year period (2006 to 2010). The most common reasons for using Family-Link were related to the logistical challenges of traveling to and from the hospital—principally due to distance, time, family commitments, and/or personal cost. We conclude that videoconferencing provides a solution to some barriers that may limit family presence and participation in care for hospitalized patients, and as a patient-centered innovation is likely to enhance patient and family satisfaction. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-57ce1e5d67ff4a399fe693f70732bb362025-02-03T01:22:29ZengWileyInternational Journal of Telemedicine and Applications1687-64151687-64232011-01-01201110.1155/2011/804254804254Connecting Hospitalized Patients with Their Families: Case Series and CommentaryKourosh Parsapour0Alexander A. Kon1Madan Dharmar2Amy K. McCarthy3Hsuan-Hui Yang4Anthony C. Smith5Janice Carpenter6Candace K. Sadorra7Aron D. Farbstein8Nayla M. Hojman9Gary L. Wold10James P. Marcin11Department of Pediatrics, Miller Children's Hospital, Long Beach, CA 90806, USADepartment of Pediatrics, Naval Medical Center San Diego, San Diego, CA 92134, USADepartment of Pediatrics, University of California Davis, Sacramento, CA 95817, USADepartment of Pediatrics, University of California Davis, Sacramento, CA 95817, USADepartment of Pediatrics, University of California Davis, Sacramento, CA 95817, USACentre for Online Health, The University of Queensland, Herston, QLD 4029, AustraliaCenter for Health and Technology, University of California Davis, Sacramento, CA 95817, USADepartment of Pediatrics, University of California Davis, Sacramento, CA 95817, USACenter for Health and Technology, University of California Davis, Sacramento, CA 95817, USADepartment of Pediatrics, University of California Davis, Sacramento, CA 95817, USADepartment of Pediatrics, University of California Davis, Sacramento, CA 95817, USADepartment of Pediatrics, University of California Davis, Sacramento, CA 95817, USAThe overall aim of this project was to ascertain the utilization of a custom-designed telemedicine service for patients to maintain close contact (via videoconference) with family and friends during hospitalization. We conducted a retrospective chart review of hospitalized patients (primarily children) with extended hospital length of stays. Telecommunication equipment was used to provide videoconference links from the patient's bedside to friends and family in the community. Thirty-six cases were managed during a five-year period (2006 to 2010). The most common reasons for using Family-Link were related to the logistical challenges of traveling to and from the hospital—principally due to distance, time, family commitments, and/or personal cost. We conclude that videoconferencing provides a solution to some barriers that may limit family presence and participation in care for hospitalized patients, and as a patient-centered innovation is likely to enhance patient and family satisfaction.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/804254 |
| spellingShingle | Kourosh Parsapour Alexander A. Kon Madan Dharmar Amy K. McCarthy Hsuan-Hui Yang Anthony C. Smith Janice Carpenter Candace K. Sadorra Aron D. Farbstein Nayla M. Hojman Gary L. Wold James P. Marcin Connecting Hospitalized Patients with Their Families: Case Series and Commentary International Journal of Telemedicine and Applications |
| title | Connecting Hospitalized Patients with Their Families: Case Series and Commentary |
| title_full | Connecting Hospitalized Patients with Their Families: Case Series and Commentary |
| title_fullStr | Connecting Hospitalized Patients with Their Families: Case Series and Commentary |
| title_full_unstemmed | Connecting Hospitalized Patients with Their Families: Case Series and Commentary |
| title_short | Connecting Hospitalized Patients with Their Families: Case Series and Commentary |
| title_sort | connecting hospitalized patients with their families case series and commentary |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/804254 |
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