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Development of oral home telecare programme for the home-dwelling elderly: a pilot study
1Health Care Economics, Department of Health Science Policies, Graduate School of Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo. tomuro.hce@tmd.ac.jp
Objectives:
The aim of the pilot study was to develop and evaluate a telecare programme for home-dwelling elderly to provide education on oral and general health care.
Design:
A field trial with a computer system linking a university with a structured network.
Subjects:
A group of home-dwelling elderly males with a mean age of 73.3 years.
Methods:
Qualitative assessment following videophone interviews with clients and their families.
Results:
Clients and families were able to gain a better understanding and knowledge of oral health care particularly the skills required to perform new oral care procedures.
Conclusions:
Preventive oral homecare via videophone offers the potential for providing a long-term structure for maintaining oral health particularly with limited social resources.
