Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare > Volume 11, Supplement 1 > Pp. 91-92

This Article Full Text (PDF) Alert me when this article is cited Alert me if a correction is posted Services Email this article to a friend Similar articles in this journal Similar articles in PubMed Alert me to new issues of the journal Download to citation manager Citing Articles Citing Articles via HighWire Citing Articles via Google Scholar Google Scholar Articles by Morgan, G J Articles by Casey, F Search for Related Content PubMed PubMed Citation Social Bookmarking                      What's this?

Papers

Supporting families of critically ill children at home using videoconferencing

G J Morgan, B Grant, B Craig, A Sands and F Casey

Department of Paediatric Cardiology, Royal Belfast Hospital for Sick Children, Belfast, UK; Department of Paediatric Cardiology, Royal Belfast Hospital for Sick Children, Belfast, UK; Department of Paediatric Cardiology, Royal Belfast Hospital for Sick Children, Belfast, UK; Department of Paediatric Cardiology, Royal Belfast Hospital for Sick Children, Belfast, UK; Department of Paediatric Cardiology, Royal Belfast Hospital for Sick Children, Belfast, UK
Home videoconferencing links for families of children recently discharged with complex congenital heart disease may be useful in monitoring potentially unstable patients. A randomized controlled trial was carried out comparing home videoconferencing with telephone contact. Patients were randomized to an interventional videoconferencing group (n=14), or to one of two control groups: the first (n=9) received the same ad hoc telephone support that was available to all patients; the second group (n=13) received regular telephone calls with the same protocol as those in the videoconferencing group. The results from the trial are still being analysed. Our experience with commercial cable modem transmission quickly showed that this is an unsuitable modality. Preliminary results with ISDN videoconferencing are encouraging. Initial results and feedback from families strongly suggest that videoconferencing provides significant benefits over telephone follow-up.

CiteULike    Complore    Connotea    Del.icio.us    Digg    Reddit    Technorati    What's this?

This article has been cited by other articles:

				B. M Dausch, D. J Miklowitz, H. T Nagamoto, L. E Adler, and J. H Shore Family-focused therapy via videoconferencing J Telemed Telecare, June 1, 2009; 15(4): 211 - 214. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

				R. Cady, A. Kelly, and S. Finkelstein Home telehealth for children with special health-care needs J Telemed Telecare, June 1, 2008; 14(4): 173 - 177. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]