title: Using home telehealth to empower patients to monitor and manage long term conditions.
abstract: This article describes a pilot telehealth project in Swansea where patients with heart failure and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease were provided with telehealth monitoring equipment. While early evaluation points to some potential economic benefits, supporting patient empowerment was a significant outcome.
authors.affiliation: College of Human and Health Sciences, Swansea University.
authors.forename: Tony
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Paget
authors.forename: Craig
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Jones
authors.forename: Michelle
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Davies
authors.forename: Caroline
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Evered
authors.forename: Clare
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Lewis
mesh_terms: D006333:Heart Failure / Q000451:nursing* / Q000628:therapy; D006699:Home Care Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D010358:Patient Participation; D010865:Pilot Projects; D015397:Program Evaluation; D029424:Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive / Q000451:nursing* / Q000628:therapy; D012648:Self Care; D013222:State Medicine / Q000458:organization & administration; D017216:Telemedicine / Q000458:organization & administration*; D014852:Wales