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Published on: February 16, 2011
Experiences of nurses working in RACFs and EDs utilising visual telehealth consultation to assess the need for RACF
Carla Sunner1,2, Michelle Therese Giles1,2, Ashley Kable2
1Nursing and Midwifery Research Centre, Hunter New England Area Health Service, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia.
Aims And Objectives:
This study aimed to explore whether an intervention using visual telehealth improves care outcomes for residents in residential aged care facilities during acute illness events from the perspective of the nurses from residential aged care facilities and emergency departments. The intervention was the addition of visual telehealth, to an already existing outreach service called Aged Care Emergency.
Background:
Older people who are residents of residential aged care facilities commonly experience potentially avoidable visits and hospitalisations. Adopting visual telehealth or telemedicine has emerged as a care transition solution across several domains in health care, including residential aged care.
Method:
This study used an interpretive descriptive methodological approach and was part of a larger study called the PACE-IT project that implemented a visual telehealth assisted model of care in four emergency departments and 16 residential aged care facilities to prevent unnecessary resident presentations to emergency departments. We report findings from six focus groups that explored key issues relating to the experiences of emergency department and residential aged care nurses who participated in the PACE-IT project. This study adhered to COREQ research guidelines.
Results:
There were four overarching themes that emerged from the six focus groups; facilitated person centred care; built confidence, relationships and trust; enabled bidirectional communication that strengthens decision making, but there were issues with technology access, connectivity and usability between the acute care setting and the residential aged care facility.
Relevance To Clinical Practice:
Understanding the experiences of residential aged care facility and emergency nurses' experiences when using visual telehealth will better inform practice development in aged care, in particular enhancing decision making and increasing safe practices using telehealth. The knowledge gained in this study in terms of enhanced assessments for residents will provide policy makers with valuable insights for future health care planning and implementation of telehealth.
Trial Registration:
ACTRN12619001692123.
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