Application of telemedicine in elderly population / 中华全科医师杂志
Chinese Journal of General Practitioners
;
(6): 805-808, 2016.
Article
in Chinese
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-503819
ABSTRACT
With the emerging of aging society and advances of information sciences, telemedicine has gradually become a new medical model.Telemedicine can be used in health monitoring, disease diagnosis, counseling, education, chronic disease management and long-term care in elderly population;particularly in management of chronic heart failure, diabetes and other chronic diseases, as well as in referral and continuous medical care.To promote telemedicine in the elderly population can break the physical limitations of different health care settings, so that geriatrician and the allied team members are enable to maximize their values in providing corresponding health services.This article reviews the progress of telemedicine in foreign countries, which would be of reference value for development of telemedicine for elderly people in China.
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WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Language:
Chinese
Journal:
Chinese Journal of General Practitioners
Year:
2016
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