Virtual Visits in Home Health Care for Older Adults release_tcoizugokjgkjkcoo3ocd5w4te

by Anne Marie Lunde Husebø, Marianne Storm

Published in The Scientific World Journal by Hindawi Limited.

2014   Volume 2014, p1-11

Abstract

<jats:italic>Background</jats:italic>. This review identifies the content of virtual visits in community nursing services to older adults and explores the manner in which service users and the nurses use virtual visits.<jats:italic>Design</jats:italic>. An integrative literature review.<jats:italic>Method</jats:italic>. Data collection comprised a literature search in three databases: Cinahl, Medline, and PubMed. In addition, a manual search of reference lists and expert consultation were performed. A total of 12 articles met the inclusion criteria. The articles were reviewed in terms of study characteristics, service content and utilization, and patient and health care provider experience.<jats:italic>Results</jats:italic>. Our review shows that in most studies the service is delivered on a daily basis and in combination with in-person visits. The findings suggest that older home-dwelling patients can benefit from virtual visits in terms of enhanced social inclusion and medication compliance. Service users and their nurses found virtual visits satisfactory and suitable for care delivery in home care to the elderly. Evidence for cost-saving benefits of virtual visits was not found.<jats:italic>Conclusions</jats:italic>. The findings can inform the planning of virtual visits in home health care as a complementary service to in-person visits, in order to meet the increasingly complex needs of older adults living at home.
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