title: Videoconferencing in facilities providing care for elderly people.
abstract: Two studies were conducted to test the feasibility of delivering care by videoconferencing to facilities providing care for elderly people. Both used equipment connected by ISDN lines at 384 kbit/s. During the first study, no consultations, care plans or assessments were conducted. During the second study, 120 assessments were conducted in just over two weeks, both face to face and by videoconference. Why was one project so successful and the other not? The reasons related to ownership, planning, participants and location. A comparison of the two projects highlights some of the considerations necessary to ensure the success of any telehealth project.
authors.affiliation: Blue Care, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
authors.forename: Clare
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Guilfoyle
authors.forename: Richard
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Wootton
authors.forename: Stacey
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hassall
authors.forename: Jan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Offer
authors.forename: Margo
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Warren
authors.forename: Debbie
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.forename: Michelle
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Eddie