title: Telehealth Utilization for Chronic Illness and Depression Among Home Health Agencies: A Pilot Survey.
abstract: This pilot survey study explores current telehealth use among home health care agencies for chronic illness and depression care, and identifies factors associated with agencies' perception and intention to use telehealth. Between June and August 2014, 73 directors and 13 staff nurses (N = 86) from the Pennsylvania Homecare Association member agencies participated in an online survey. Eighty-five percent of telehealth provider agencies reported utilizing telehealth for monitoring health status while only 7.7% reported use for depression care. Telehealth technology was more positively perceived for chronic illness care (90.7%) than for depression care (53%) services. Factors associated with positive perceptions of telehealth were identified, including: (a) intention to use or continuing to use telehealth, (b) the size of the agency, (c) the participant's agency role, and (d) existence of depression services. These pilot findings have been used to inform the theoretical framework and the survey instrument for our U.S. national survey.
authors.affiliation: a School of Social Policy & Practice , University of Pennsylvania , Philadelphia , Pennsylvania , USA.
authors.forename: Eunhae
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.affiliation: a School of Social Policy & Practice , University of Pennsylvania , Philadelphia , Pennsylvania , USA.
authors.forename: Zvi D
authors.initials: ZD
authors.lastname: Gellis
authors.affiliation: b Pennsylvania Homecare Association , Lemoyne , Pennsylvania , USA.
authors.forename: Vicki
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Hoak
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002908:Chronic Disease / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D003863:Depression / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D019468:Disease Management; D005260:Female; D018574:Home Care Agencies / Q000639:trends; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D064691:Nurses, Community Health; D010414:Pennsylvania; D010865:Pilot Projects; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D017216:Telemedicine / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*
keywords: chronic illness; depression; home health; telehealth