The effect of telemedicine on the duration of treatment in dementia patients

The effect of telemedicine on the duration of treatment in dementia patients

We studied 442 patients who met the DSM-IV-TR criteria for dementia and whose treatment was initiated at the Kangwon National University Hospital (KNUH) in Chuncheon. Over a five-year period, there were 259 patients who regularly visited the KNUH dementia clinic in person, and 168 patients who recei...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of telemedicine and telecare 2015-06, Vol.21 (4), p.214-218
Hauptverfasser: Cheong, Chae-Kyo, Lim, Kyu-Hyoung, Jang, Jae-Won, Jhoo, Jin Hyeong
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
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Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Ambulatory Care Facilities - statistics & numerical data
Dementia - therapy
Disease Progression
Female
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Republic of Korea
Telemedicine
Time Factors
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Zusammenfassung:We studied 442 patients who met the DSM-IV-TR criteria for dementia and whose treatment was initiated at the Kangwon National University Hospital (KNUH) in Chuncheon. Over a five-year period, there were 259 patients who regularly visited the KNUH dementia clinic in person, and 168 patients who received medical services from the dementia clinic via telemedicine. The telemedicine patients attended a public health centre in Hongcheon, a facility located in a rural area about 50 km south east of the KNUH. The mean treatment duration was significantly longer for the telemedicine group than for the clinical visit group (P 
ISSN:1357-633X
1758-1109
DOI:10.1177/1357633X14566571