Teleconsulten op de polikliniek geriatrie in Nederland – ervaringen van zorgverleners ; The use of telemedicine with frail elderly patients in the Netherlands – experience of caregivers in an outpatient setting

The use of telemedicine (telephone and video consultations) has increased over the past decades and has grown substantially during the COVID-19 pandemic. Multimorbidity, visual – and hearing impairment, cognitive impairment and lack of technical skills might complicate the use of telemedicine in frail elderly patients. Limited research on this topic is has been performed. The aim of this article is to investigate which elements of care could be performed by telemedicine and what patient characteristics are useful in selecting patients for telemedicine. To get more information about the use of... Mehr ...