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Perceived Benefits of Geriatric Specialty Telemedicine among Rural Patients and Caregivers

Description
Explores the perceived benefits of a Veterans Health Administration (VHA) geriatric specialty telemedicine service (GRECC Connect), which connects geriatric interdisciplinary teams in urban areas with older veterans in rural areas through videoconferencing platforms. Summarizes results of interviews 30 rural older adults enrolled in the VHA and their caregivers about the content and quality of their GRECC Connect visits.
Author(s)
Eileen M. Dryden, Meaghan A. Kennedy, Jennifer Conti, et al.
Citation
Health Services Research, 58(Suppl 1), 26-35
Date
02/2023
Type
Document
Tagged as
Elderly population · Informal caregivers · Specialty care · Telehealth · Veterans