title: Distributed personal health information management system for dermatology at the homes for senior citizens.
abstract: A distributed personal health information management system (D-PHIMS) has been tested at a nursing home for the senior citizens (NHSC) in Singapore. The personal health information management system (PHIMS) from the University of Washington was customized to Singapore's context for teledermatology. A clinical trial commenced in October 2005 is ongoing and the survey results obtained indicate that the participants are satisfied with the D-PHIMS system. The diagnosis and treatment recommendations made by the dermatologists using the D-PHIMS diagnosis module were effective in most cases based on feedback from the nursing staff at the elderly nursing home. The results suggest that a teledermatology system could become a useful tool for the nursing homes and to control increasing healthcare costs for elderly care.
authors.affiliation: Biomed. Eng. Res. Centre, Nanyang Technol. Univ.,Singapore.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Lavanya
authors.forename: K W
authors.initials: KW
authors.lastname: Goh
authors.forename: Y H
authors.initials: YH
authors.lastname: Leow
authors.forename: M T W
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: Chio
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Prabaharan
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: C B
authors.initials: CB
authors.lastname: Soh
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D016208:Databases, Factual; D003880:Dermatology / Q000295:instrumentation*; D003936:Diagnosis, Computer-Assisted; D006299:Health Services for the Aged; D006707:Homes for the Aged; D006801:Humans; D007256:Information Systems; D020407:Internet; D008134:Long-Term Care; D008331:Management Information Systems; D016347:Medical Records Systems, Computerized; D009726:Nurses; D009735:Nursing Homes; D012846:Singapore; D012984:Software; D017216:Telemedicine