Effectively engaging geriatric patients via teledermatology

Can hip protector use cost-effectively prevent fractures in community-dwelling geriatric patients?

Global teledermatology

Telemedicine is the delivery of health care services between two remote locations through information and communication technologies to improve a patient’s health condition. It is a tool to increase access to quality care services for patients in both developing and developed countries in any situation in which there is a barrier to receiving treatment [1]. There are generally two methods of te...

Teledermatology: a review.

Teledermatology holds great potential for revolutionizing the delivery of dermatology services, providing equitable service to remote areas and allowing primary care physicians to refer patients to dermatology centres of excellence at a distance. However, before its routine application as a service tool, its reliability, accuracy and cost-effectiveness need to be verified by rigorous evaluation...

Engaging Citizens in Environmental Monitoring via Gaming

Citizen science is quickly becoming one of the most effective tools for the rapid and low-cost collection of environmental information, filling a long recognized gap in in-situ data. Incentivizing citizens to participate, however, remains a challenge, with gaming being widely recognized as an effective solution to overcome the participation barrier. Building upon well-known gaming mechanics, ga...

Nonambulatory Geriatric Patients

We evaluated a health care routine designed to decrease incontinence and improve the hydration level of nonambulatory nursing home patients. To implement this routine, a 3' x 4' cart was equipped with liquids and toileting equipment. A nurse's aid was assigned the task of taking the cart to each nonambulatory resident in a nursing home and offering specified assistance on a regular basis. Data ...