Open AccessIn-Home Video Telehealth for Dementia Management: Implications for Rehabilitation
Author(s) -
Megan Gately,
Scott A. Trudeau,
Lauren Moo
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
current geriatrics reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.301
H-Index - 11
ISSN - 2196-7865
DOI - 10.1007/s13670-019-00297-3
Subject(s) - telehealth , dementia , psychological intervention , medicine , psychosocial , rehabilitation , best practice , family caregivers , nursing , telemedicine , physical therapy , health care , disease , psychiatry , management , pathology , economics , economic growth
The progressive nature of dementia requires ongoing care delivered by multidisciplinary teams, including rehabilitation professionals, that is individualized to patient and caregiver needs at various points on the disease trajectory. Video telehealth is a rapidly expanding model of care with the potential to expand dementia best practices by increasing the reach of dementia providers to flexible locations, including patients' homes. We review recent evidence for in-home video telehealth for patients with dementia and their caregivers with emphasis on implications for rehabilitation professionals.