title: Health information telephone service for seniors.
abstract: The use of the telephone as a medium for providing health information and support specifically to seniors is relatively new. Of the more than 80 Canadian services, apparently only two are dedicated exclusively to older people. Recently, nursing faculty from The University of Western Ontario in London, Ontario, conducted a survey to assess the need for, and probable use of, a free health information telephone service for seniors in the community.
authors.affiliation: University of Western Ontario School of Nursing in London.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: MacMaster
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Goldenberg
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Beynon
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Iwasiw
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003153:Community Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D005851:Geriatric Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006266:Health Education / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006299:Health Services for the Aged / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D007255:Information Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D020380:Needs Assessment; D009864:Ontario; D015397:Program Evaluation; D013689:Telephone