Research Article
Bridging the Self-care Deficit Gap: Remote Patient Monitoring and the Hospital-at-Home
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@INPROCEEDINGS{10.1007/978-3-642-00413-1_8, author={Joseph Cafazzo and Kevin Leonard and Anthony Easty and Peter Rossos and Christopher Chan}, title={Bridging the Self-care Deficit Gap: Remote Patient Monitoring and the Hospital-at-Home}, proceedings={Electronic Healthcare. First International Conference, eHealth 2008, London, UK, September 8-9, 2008. Revised Selected Papers}, proceedings_a={E-HEALTH}, year={2012}, month={5}, keywords={Self Care Telemedicine Monitoring Physiologic Telemetry Hemodialysis Home}, doi={10.1007/978-3-642-00413-1_8} }- Joseph Cafazzo
Kevin Leonard
Anthony Easty
Peter Rossos
Christopher Chan
Year: 2012
Bridging the Self-care Deficit Gap: Remote Patient Monitoring and the Hospital-at-Home
E-HEALTH
Springer
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-00413-1_8
Abstract
This study examines the use of a remote patient monitoring intervention to address the challenge of patient self-care in complex hospital-at-home therapies. It was shown that in a home hemodialysis patient group, remote patient monitoring facilitated self-care and was supported by patients and, in particular, family caregivers. This does not come without cost to the patient however, who now has greater personal responsibility and accountability for their health management. Promising results from this study indicate that most patients are willing to assume this cost in exchange for the possibility of improved health outcomes.
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