title: Development of oral home telecare programme for the home-dwelling elderly: a pilot study.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The aim of the pilot study was to develop and evaluate a telecare programme for home-dwelling elderly to provide education on oral and general health care.
  
  
  METHODS
  A field trial with a computer system linking a university with a structured network.
  
  
  METHODS
  A group of home-dwelling elderly males with a mean age of 73.3 years.
  
  
  METHODS
  Qualitative assessment following videophone interviews with clients and their families.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Clients and families were able to gain a better understanding and knowledge of oral health care particularly the skills required to perform new oral care procedures.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Preventive oral homecare via videophone offers the potential for providing a long-term structure for maintaining oral health particularly with limited social resources.
authors.affiliation: Health Care Economics, Department of Health Science Policies, Graduate School of Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo. tomuro.hce@tmd.ac.jp
authors.forename: Kaori
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Tomuro
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D016321:Dental Care for Aged / Q000379:methods*; D006267:Health Education, Dental / Q000379:methods*; D018577:Homebound Persons; D006801:Humans; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D007564:Japan; D008297:Male; D010865:Pilot Projects; D017216:Telemedicine