@article{8a9bbe087cc0473fbbecf02b3148202a,
title = "Telehospice tools for caregivers: A pilot study",
abstract = "This pilot study introduces videophones into the homes of elderly caregivers of dying patients, evaluating their usefulness as a communication tool. A total of 12 senior caregivers from two hospice agencies were recruited into the study. Portable videophones were installed allowing caregivers to conduct video-calls with hospice staff. Findings indicate that the anxiety scores significantly decreased (p < 0.05) for participants over time. Differences in quality-of-life scores (including individual dimensions as well as overall score) were not statistically significant. Staff members at one of the participating hospice agencies were originally reluctant to recruit caregivers to the study. Videophones were perceived as easy to use by caregivers who overall saw benefit in the visual feedback during their communication with hospice staff.",
keywords = "Aged, Anxiety, Caregiver quality of life index, Hospice care, Informatics, Social work, Telehospice, Telemedicine, Videophone",
author = "George Demiris and Oliver, {Debra Parker} and Courtney, {Karen L.} and Michele Day",
note = "Funding Information: George Demiris is Associate Professor, University of Washington, Biobehavioral Nursing and Health Systems, Seattle, WA. Debra Parker Oliver is affiliated with the University of Missouri, Columbia, MO. Karen L. Courtney is affiliated with the University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburg, PA. Michele Day is affiliated with the School of Social Work, University of Missouri, Columbia. Address correspondence to: George Demiris, PhD, Associate Professor, University of Washington, Biobehavioral Nursing and Health Systems, School of Nursing, Box 357266, Seattle, WA 98195 (E-mail: gdemiris@u.washington.edu). This project was funded, in part, by the John A. Hartford Foundation Social Work Faculty Scholars Program, administered by the Gerontological Society of America, the University of Missouri Research Board, and the National Library of Medicine Biomedical and Health Informatics Research Training Grant T15-LM07089-14.",
year = "2007",
month = oct,
day = "3",
doi = "10.1300/J018v31n01_04",
language = "English",
volume = "31",
pages = "43--57",
journal = "Clinical Gerontologist",
issn = "0731-7115",
number = "1",
}