Hard of Hearing fact sheet for providers in order to help ensure a successful telehealth call with someone Hard of Hearing
Telehealth with older adults: Getting it right
Telehealth being available for older adults can only have a clear advantage if there are guidelines in place to help facilitate its deployment and use. This specifically is targeted towards older patietns who may be “complex” or “vulnerable” in these settings. The guidelines are sorted into 3 main categories in which each domain must be cnosidered in order to ensure high-quality telehealth-facilated care will be able to properly be delivered to older adults.
Virtual geriatric clinics and the COVID-19 catalyst: a rapid review
Rapid review analyzing satisfaction, clinical benefit, and challenges with virtual geriatric clinics initiated by COVID-19.
The Collaborative for Telehealth and Aging: Principles and Guidelines for Providing Telehealth to Older Adults
Principles and guidelines that create a roadmap for providers and health systems to take actionable steps to meet the needs of older adults.
Telehealth for Older Adults: Principles, Guidelines and Lessons Learned
Webinar describing a framework that healthcare organizations can use to develop and enhance telemedicine for older adults.
FQHC Telehealth Best Practices: Lessons Learned from the Pandemic Session 1
FQHC stakeholders illustrate their approaches for achieving telehealth access equity and effectively engaging patients.
You Can Lead A Horse To Water, But What If They Don’t Know How To Drink? Customer Technical Support in Virtual Care
Slide deck illustrating strategy and considerations for consumer technical support in the telehealth context.
Telemedicine and Dementia Care: A Systematic Review of Barriers and Facilitators
Systematic review of articles investigating the use of telemedicine among older adults with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementia or mild cognitive impairment focusing on the patient and care partner perspectives.
Telehealth was beneficial during COVID-19 for older Americans: A qualitative study with physicians
Qualitative study expressing provider perspectives on telehealth uptake and utilization during COVID-19.
Telehealth Problem-Solving Therapy for Depressed Low-Income Homebound Older Adults: Acceptance and Preliminary Efficacy
RCT evaluating acceptance and efficacy of PST for low-income homebound older adults with depression, focusing on patient outcomes.
Openness to Use of Telehealth During and After the COVID-19 Pandemic in a Sample of Rural Older Adults in a Federally Qualified Health Center
Study assessing attitudes of rural older adults in a FQHC towards telehealth during and after COVID-19 with a focus on reduction of disparities in care.
Readiness Assessment Questionnaire
Questionnaire assessing an organization’s readiness for implementation of a telehealth program.