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Article on the use of videophones to deliver a cognitive-behavioural therapy to hospice caregivers.
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6 p.
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Abstract: We investigated the feasibility of videophones for the delivery of problem-solving therapy (PST) for informal hospice caregivers. Informal hospice caregivers were randomly assigned to receive PST from researchers using videophones, instead of communicating in face-to-face sessions. Outcome measures included caregiver anxiety, quality of life and problem-solving abilities, technical quality of videosessions and satisfaction of participants (including both subjects and researchers). A total of 42 hospice caregivers were enrolled (mean age 62 years). A total of 112 videocall attempts were documented. Of these, 100 (89%) resulted in successful videocalls and 12 (11%) were cases in which a call was not established. The average videocall duration was 38 min (range 18-84 min). The overall technical quality of the videocalls was very good. Caregivers reported a slightly higher quality of life post-intervention than at baseline, although this was not significant. Caregivers reported lower levels of anxiety post-intervention than at baseline (P = 0.04). The subjects were generally satisfied with the videophones during their exit interviews.
Publication Title:
Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare
Volume:
17
Issue:
3
Page Start:
142
Page End:
145
Peer Reviewed:
Yes
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Demiris, George; Oliver, Debra Parker; Wittenberg-Lyles, Elaine & Washington, Karla T.Use of videophones to deliver a cognitive-behavioural therapy to hospice caregivers,
article,
April 2011;
[Thousand Oaks, California].
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