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Speech pathologists' perspectives on transitioning to telepractice: What factors promote acceptance?
Little is understood about factors that influence speech-language pathologists’ (SLPs’) acceptance of telepractice. The aim of this study was to investigate SLPs’ perceptions and experiences of transitioning to a school-based telepractice service to identify factors that contributed to positive clinician attitudes. In-depth interviews were conducted with 15 SLPs who recently commenced providing school-based telepractice services. Interviews were recorded and transcribed verbatim and thematic analysis was used to interpret interviews, with themes compared and contrasted across the group. Results indicated ...
Source: Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare - November 10, 2015 Category: Information Technology Authors: Hines, M., Lincoln, M., Ramsden, R., Martinovich, J., Fairweather, C. Tags: SFT 15 Supplement Source Type: research

A telegeriatric service in a small rural hospital: A case study and cost analysis
This study examined the costs of providing a telegeriatric service by videoconference in a rural hospital, compared to the costs of a visiting geriatrician that travels to undertake in-person consultations. Methods A cost analysis was undertaken to compare the costs of the telegeriatric service model with the costs of a visiting geriatrician service model. A recently established telegeriatric service at Warwick Hospital was used as a case study. Results In the base case model (assuming four patients per round and a round-trip travel distance of 312 kilometres), an estimated AUD$131 per patient consultation can be saved i...
Source: Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare - November 10, 2015 Category: Information Technology Authors: Versleijen, M., Martin-Khan, M. G., Whitty, J. A., Smith, A. C., Gray, L. C. Tags: SFT 15 Supplement Source Type: research

Accuracy of dental images for the diagnosis of dental caries and enamel defects in children and adolescents: A systematic review
Conclusions Three studies found image analysis to be superior. For the remaining six studies the diagnostic accuracy was comparable. For enamel defects, three studies found image analysis to be superior, two found visual inspection to be superior and three studies reported comparable diagnostic accuracy. Most studies have found at least comparable results between photographic and visual inspection techniques. However, the wide variation in equipment and personnel used for the collection and interpretation of photographic images made it impossible to generalise the results. It remains unclear exactly how effective store-and...
Source: Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare - November 10, 2015 Category: Information Technology Authors: Ines Meurer, M., Caffery, L. J., Bradford, N. K., Smith, A. C. Tags: SFT 15 Supplement Source Type: research

Telemedicine in the acute health setting: A disruptive innovation for specialists (an example from stroke)
Conclusions Insights into workforce experience and satisfaction were identified to inform strategies to support specialists to adapt to the disruptive innovation of telemedicine. (Source: Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare)
Source: Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare - November 10, 2015 Category: Information Technology Authors: Bagot, K. L., Cadilhac, D. A., Vu, M., Moss, K., Bladin, C. F., on behalf of the VST collaborators Tags: SFT 15 Supplement Source Type: research

Patient Compliance in Home-Based Self-Care Telehealth Projects
This paper presents the findings of a literature review on patient compliance in home-based self-care telehealth monitoring situations, intended to establish a knowledge base for this aspect which is often neglected alongside more conventional clinical, economic and service evaluations. A systematic search strategy led to 72 peer-reviewed published scientific papers being selected as most relevant to the topic, 58 of which appeared in the last 10 years. Patient conditions in which most evidence for compliance was found were blood pressure, heart failure and stroke, diabetes, asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease an...
Source: Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare - November 10, 2015 Category: Information Technology Authors: Maeder, A., Poultney, N., Morgan, G., Lippiatt, R. Tags: SFT 15 Supplement Source Type: research

Using mobile technology to motivate adolescents with type 1 diabetes mellitus: A systematic review of recent literature
Introduction Behavioural interventions have been shown to improve outcomes in patients with type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM). There are a small number of studies that suggest text-messages (TM), native mobile applications (NMAs), and other mobile tools may be useful platforms for delivering behavioural interventions to adolescents. Aim The aim of this study was to explore, by way of a systematic review of available literature, (a) the outcomes of interventions using mobile technology for youth with T1DM and (b) what mobile technologies, functional design elements and aesthetic design elements have the best evidence to su...
Source: Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare - November 10, 2015 Category: Information Technology Authors: Deacon, A. J., Edirippulige, S. Tags: SFT 15 Supplement Source Type: research

Monitoring ear health through a telemedicine-supported health screening service in Queensland
The prevalence of ear disease and hearing loss is greater for Indigenous children than for their non-Indigenous counterparts. In 2009, we established a mobile ear-screening service in South Burnett, in which an Indigenous Health Worker (IHW) assesses children at school and shares results by telemedicine with ear, nose and throat (ENT) specialists, who in turn provide review and biannual surgical outreach to the community. We reviewed service data for the first six years of the service (Jan 2009–Dec 2014), to calculate: total number of completed assessments; total number of patients failing at least one screening test...
Source: Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare - November 10, 2015 Category: Information Technology Authors: Smith, A. C., Brown, C., Bradford, N., Caffery, L. J., Perry, C., Armfield, N. R. Tags: SFT 15 Supplement Source Type: research

The use of mobile phones to deliver acceptance and commitment therapy in the prevention of mother-child HIV transmission in Nigeria
The objective of this study was to determine if introducing acceptance and commitment therapy in the prevention of mother to child HIV transmission (PMTCT) programme using weekly mobile phone messages would result in improved mental health status of HIV-positive, pregnant women in Nigeria. We used a Solomon four-group (two intervention and two control groups) randomised design. The study population was 144 randomly selected, HIV-positive pregnant women attending four randomly selected PMTCT centres in Nigeria. The intervention groups were exposed to one session of acceptance and commitment therapy with weekly value-based h...
Source: Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare - November 10, 2015 Category: Information Technology Authors: Ishola, A., Chipps, J. Tags: SFT 15 Supplement Source Type: research

Waikato Teledermatology: a pilot project for improving access in New Zealand
We describe a retrospective review of the first 12 months of Waikato Teledermatology (WT), a low-cost, secure, website-based, store-and-forward teledermatology network using the Collegium Telemedicus platform. Methods We determined specialist response time, referral metrics, patient diagnosis and progress reports from the network’s database. The programme’s value was evaluated by post-pilot online surveys of referrers and specialist dermatologists. Results WT was used by 31 referring doctors for 309 consultations with four dermatologists between July 2013 and June 2014. Mean and median specialist response tim...
Source: Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare - September 18, 2015 Category: Information Technology Authors: McGoey, S. T., Oakley, A., Rademaker, M. Tags: RESEARCH/Original Articles Source Type: research

The impact of a text messaging service on orthopaedic clinic Did Not Attend rates
Conclusion Thus mobile technology is a feasible tool in improving attendance rates at outpatient clinics and is economically viable. (Source: Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare)
Source: Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare - September 18, 2015 Category: Information Technology Authors: Rohman, L., Maruswezki, D., Boyce Cam, N. Tags: RESEARCH/Original Articles Source Type: research

Internet health seeking behaviour of parents attending a general paediatric outpatient clinic: A cross-sectional observational study
Discussion Important reasons for high internet use might be the inexperience of young parents regarding child health as well as the frequent infections, vaccinations, and preventive check-ups which are associated with young age of children. In contrast to former findings relating to health seekers in general, internet usage of parents is independent of their sex and educational level. (Source: Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare)
Source: Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare - September 18, 2015 Category: Information Technology Authors: Sebelefsky, C., Karner, D., Voitl, J., Klein, F., Voitl, P., Bock, A. Tags: RESEARCH/Original Articles Source Type: research

Post t-PA transfer to hub improves outcome of moderate to severe ischemic stroke patients
Conclusions Patients with moderate to severe ischemic strokes who were treated with t-PA in a telestroke network may potentially benefit from expert care at a primary stroke center. (Source: Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare)
Source: Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare - September 18, 2015 Category: Information Technology Authors: Yaghi, S., Harik, S. I., Hinduja, A., Bianchi, N., Johnson, D. M., Keyrouz, S. G. Tags: RESEARCH/Original Articles Source Type: research

Telemedicine in US Army soldiers with type 1 diabetes
A retrospective study of a telemedicine clinic for active duty US Army soldiers with type 1 diabetes was conducted. Fifty-one consecutive patients (mean age 33.9 years) were enrolled into the clinic. All soldiers with known or newly diagnosed type 1 diabetes received three weekly office visits for intensive diabetes education. After this, all communication occurred via a messaging system consisting of texting, web-based download, and/or email to a diabetes management team. For urgent matters, 24/7 direct paging or telephone access was provided. Routine adjustments in insulin dosing were accomplished via email. Soldiers wer...
Source: Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare - September 18, 2015 Category: Information Technology Authors: Choi, Y. S., Cucura, J., Jain, R., Berry-Caban, C. Tags: RESEARCH/Original Articles Source Type: research

Telephone-based low intensity therapy after crisis presentations to the emergency department is associated with improved outcomes
Discussion The Australian ED IAPT program demonstrated that the UK IAPT program could be adapted for emergency mental health patients and be associated with similar clinical benefits as the original program. Funding The Flinders Medical Centre IAPT program received Emergency Department project funding from the Australian Commonwealth Government through the Council of Australian Governments (COAG) and the South Australian Government initiative, Every Patient Every Service (EPES). (Source: Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare)
Source: Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare - September 18, 2015 Category: Information Technology Authors: Bidargaddi, N., Bastiampillai, T., Allison, S., Jones, G. M., Furber, G., Battersby, M., Richards, D. Tags: RESEARCH/Original Articles Source Type: research

A cohort study following up on a randomised controlled trial of a telemedicine application in COPD patients
Discussion Research on effect modification in telemedicine is essential in designing future implementation of interventions as it cannot be taken for granted that effectiveness follows from efficacy. (Source: Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare)
Source: Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare - September 18, 2015 Category: Information Technology Authors: Dyrvig, A.-K., Gerke, O., Kidholm, K., Vondeling, H. Tags: RESEARCH/Original Articles Source Type: research