Case study analysis of a house call intervention by Wake Forest Baptist Health that attempted to assess food security, loneliness, telehealth preparedness, and safety.
Brain Health: Attitudes towards Technology Adoption in Older Adults
Focus group research that outlines older adults’ attitudes towards information technologies with a focus on brain health.
Urgent and non-emergent telehealth care for seniors: Findings from a multi-site impact study
Multi-site study analyzing telehealth utilization and clinical outcomes for urgent and non-emergent symptoms in older adults.
Telehealth for the cognitively impaired older adult and their caregivers: lessons from a coordinated approach
Case study from Montefiore-Einstein Center for the Aging Brain regarding a coordinated telehealth approach to reach cognitively impaired older adults during COVID-19.
Reducing Emergency Department Transfers from Skilled Nursing Facilities through an Emergency Physician Telemedicine Service
Study investigating an alternative approach for emergency care delivery comprised of skilled nursing facility-based telemedicine services provided by emergency physicians.
Ready or Not: Pivoting to Video Visits with Homebound Older Adults During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Description of home-based primary care telemedicine intervention during COVID-19 in a program for homebound chronically ill older adults.
Rapid Integration of Home Telehealth Visits Amidst COVID-19: What Do Older Adults Need to Succeed?
Pilot study identifying patient-perceived barriers to integrating home telehealth visits during COVID-19 in a VA renal clinic.
Optimizing telehealth pain care after COVID-19
Commentary proposing comprehensive research, education, and policy agenda for implementing and optimizing telehealth pain management using learnings from COVID-19.
Impact of Social Isolation Due to COVID-19 on Health in Older People: Mental and Physical Effects and Recommendations
Understanding how COVID-19 and other pandemics can impact feelings of social isolation in older adults with recommendations for providers, caregivers, and patients.
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.
Rapid Telehealth-Centered Response to COVID-19 Outbreaks in Postacute and Long-Term Care Facilities
Study informing PA/LTC facilities and neighboring health care partners on how to collaboratively utilize telehealth-centered strategies to improve outcomes in facility outbreaks.
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.