Virtual visits in home health care for older adults
Journal article, Peer reviewed
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Husebø, A.M.L., Storm, M. (2014) Virtual visits in home health care for older adults. The Scientific World Journal, 2014 10.1155/2014/689873Sammendrag
Background. This review identifies the content of virtual visits in community nursing services to older adults and explores the
manner in which service users and the nurses use virtual visits. Design. An integrative literature review. Method. Data collection
comprised a literature search in three databases: Cinahl,Medline, and PubMed. In addition, a manual search of reference lists and
expert consultation were performed. A total of 12 articles met the inclusion criteria. The articles were reviewed in terms of study
characteristics, service content and utilization, and patient and health care provider experience. Results. Our review shows that in
most studies the service is delivered on a daily basis and in combination with in-person visits.The findings suggest that older homedwelling
patients can benefit from virtual visits in terms of enhanced social inclusion and medication compliance. Service users
and their nurses found virtual visits satisfactory and suitable for care delivery in home care to the elderly. Evidence for cost-saving
benefits of virtual visitswas not found. Conclusions.The findings can inform the planning of virtual visits in home health care as a
complementary service to in-person visits, in order to meet the increasingly complex needs of older adults living at home.
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This is an open access article originally published in The Scientific World Journal, distributed under the Creative Commons
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properly cited.