Understanding how COVID-19 and other pandemics can impact feelings of social isolation in older adults with recommendations for providers, caregivers, and patients.
Assessment of Disparities in Digital Access Among Medicare Beneficiaries and Implications for Telemedicine
Cross sectional study examining disparities in telehealth access among Medicare beneficiaries stratified by socioeconomic and demographic characteristics.
Home Video Visits: Two-Dimensional View of the Geriatric 5M’s
Physician describes their process of investigating the geriatric 5 M’s (mind, mobility, medications, multicomplexity, what matters most) in home video visits.
Telehealth: Opportunities in geriatric patient care during COVID-19
A report that discusses the history of telehealth, national policy changes during the COVID pandemic, telehealth logistics, limitations, and future implications.
Utilization Barriers and Medical Outcomes Commensurate With the Use of Telehealth Among Older Adults: Systematic Review
Systematic review identifying the effect of telehealth on health outcomes for older adults and barriers to utilization.
Utilizing Telehealth Technology to Reduce Social Isolation and Depression in Seniors
Implementation of telehealth senior care visits to reduce social isolation by decreasing feelings of loneliness and depression as measured by the UCLA loneliness and PHQ-2, and PHQ-9 screening tools.
Telehealth Provider tool: How to communicate with Your Deaf, Hard of Hearing, or DeafBlind Patient.
Fact sheet informing providers how to communicate with patients who may be Deaf, Hard of Hearing or DeafBlind.
Telehealth Provider tool: How to talk on the phone to a caller who is Hard of Hearing
Fact sheet listing how to talk directly on the phone with someone who is Hard of Hearing
A Practical Approach to Assessing and Mitigating Loneliness and Isolation in Older Adults
Manuscript providing a framework for individuals working with older adults to understand isolation and social connection, describe the ways loneliness affects health, and create a framework for documenting these experiences.
Best Practices in Videoconferencing-Based Telemental Health April 2018
Collaboration between the APA and the ATA consolidating best practices for clinical videoconferencing in behavioral health services.
Effects of Integrated Telehealth-Delivered Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Depression and Insomnia in Rural Older Adults
Study observing the effect of integrated CBT videoconferencing in rural older adults to increase access to mental health care.
Commentary from Veteran’s Affairs geriatrician with tips on using telemedicine to improve care in the primary care setting for older adults.