Interactive telemedicine: effects on professional practice and health care outcomes

A Rachas, AJ Farmer, M Inzitari… - Cochrane Database of …, 2015 - cochranelibrary.com
Background Telemedicine (TM) is the use of telecommunication systems to deliver health
care at a distance. It has the potential to improve patient health outcomes, access to health …

[HTML][HTML] Implementation of telemental health services before COVID-19: rapid umbrella review of systematic reviews

P Barnett, L Goulding, C Casetta, H Jordan… - Journal of medical …, 2021 - jmir.org
Background Telemental health care has been rapidly adopted for maintaining services
during the COVID-19 pandemic, and a substantial interest is now being devoted in its future …

The benefits of social technology use among older adults are mediated by reduced loneliness

WJ Chopik - Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking, 2016 - liebertpub.com
Technology has the ability to enhance and enrich the lives of older adults by facilitating
better interpersonal relationships. However, few studies have directly examined …

A systematic review of telehealth tools and interventions to support family caregivers

NC Chi, G Demiris - Journal of telemedicine and telecare, 2015 - journals.sagepub.com
We conducted a systematic review of studies employing telehealth interventions which
focused on family caregivers' outcomes. The Embase, CINHAL, Cochrane and PubMed …

2013 Alzheimer's disease facts and figures

Alzheimer's Association, W Thies… - Alzheimer's & …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
This report provides information to increase understanding of the public health impact of
Alzheimer's disease (AD), including incidence and prevalence, mortality rates, health …

Family caregivers of people with dementia

H Brodaty, M Donkin - Dialogues in clinical neuroscience, 2009 - Taylor & Francis
Family caregivers of people with dementia, often called the invisible second patients, are
critical to the quality of life of the care recipients. The effects of being a family caregiver …

[HTML][HTML] 2013 Alzheimer's disease facts and figures

Alzheimer's Association - Alzheimer's & dementia, 2013 - Elsevier
This report provides information to increase understanding of the public health impact of
Alzheimer's disease (AD), including incidence and prevalence, mortality rates, health …

Nonpharmacological therapies in Alzheimer's disease: a systematic review of efficacy

J Olazarán, B Reisberg, L Clare, I Cruz… - Dementia and geriatric …, 2010 - karger.com
Abstract Introduction: Nonpharmacological therapies (NPTs) can improve the quality of life
(QoL) of people with Alzheimer's disease (AD) and their carers. The objective of this study …

A review of technology-assisted self-help and minimal contact therapies for anxiety and depression: is human contact necessary for therapeutic efficacy?

MG Newman, LE Szkodny, SJ Llera… - Clinical psychology …, 2011 - Elsevier
Technology-based self-help and minimal contact therapies have been proposed as effective
and low-cost interventions for anxiety and mood disorders. The present article reviews the …

A systematic review of social support interventions for caregivers of people with dementia: Are they doing what they promise?

AEH Dam, ME de Vugt, IPM Klinkenberg, FRJ Verhey… - Maturitas, 2016 - Elsevier
Objective Social support interventions for caregivers of persons with dementia (PwD) are
important because informal carers often rely on their social networks for support. This …