The demographic and economic development requires new ways to care for patients at home. The object of this thesis is the further development of a comprehensive eHealth approach for care of patients in their home environment. The feasibility of such an approach was based on an intensive literature search. It showed that telehomecare can have a positive impact on the health of chronically ill patients, at qual-ity of life and depression. Many parts are, however, regarding the existing evidence for a benefit of telehomecare still completely underrepresented. To summarize, we note that telehomecare as part of a comprehensive care approach may provide a valuable contribution to addressing these challenges. But there is an urgent need for further research.
«The demographic and economic development requires new ways to care for patients at home. The object of this thesis is the further development of a comprehensive eHealth approach for care of patients in their home environment. The feasibility of such an approach was based on an intensive literature search. It showed that telehomecare can have a positive impact on the health of chronically ill patients, at qual-ity of life and depression. Many parts are, however, regarding the existing evidence fo...
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