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Telemedicine for the care of nursing home residents with Parkinson's disease
Author(s) -
Biglan Kevin M.,
Voss Tiffini S.,
Deuel Lisa M.,
Miller David,
Eason Sheelah,
Fagnano Maria,
George Benjamin P.,
Appler Anna,
Polanowicz Joyce,
Viti Lucy,
Smith Sandy,
Joseph Anthony,
Dorsey E. Ray
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
movement disorders
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.352
H-Index - 198
eISSN - 1531-8257
pISSN - 0885-3185
DOI - 10.1002/mds.22498
Subject(s) - telemedicine , medicine , nursing , parkinson's disease , nursing homes , medline , disease , family medicine , health care , pathology , economics , economic growth , political science , law
Individuals with Parkinson's disease (PD) often require nursing home care, where access to neurologists is limited. Telemedicine uses information and communication technologies to provide health care to individuals who are geographically separate from providers. We present a video report of a nursing home resident with PD who received telemedicine visits over 8 months from a movement disorders specialist. The visits resulted in improvements in motor and cognitive symptoms and suggest that telemedicine may be useful for delivering care to this population. © 2009 Movement Disorder Society