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Title:
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THE OPPORTUNITY AND CHALLENGES FOR DELIVERING GROUP-BASED REHABILITATION SERVICES TO THE HOME VIA DIGITAL TELEVISION |
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Author(s):
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Andrea Taylor |
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ISBN:
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978-972-8939-70-0 |
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Editors:
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Mário Macedo |
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Year:
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2012 |
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Edition:
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Single |
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Keywords:
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Digital television, health care, rehabilitation, videoconferencing |
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Type:
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Short Paper |
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First Page:
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222 |
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Last Page:
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225 |
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Language:
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English |
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Full Contents:
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Paper Abstract:
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Rehabilitation programs improve wellbeing and quality of life in a number of conditions, but travel demands or poor health mean that many patients cannot participate in hospital or clinic-based programs. Previously, we reported a successful feasibility study to deliver pulmonary rehabilitation to a group of patients with chronic lung disease in their own homes, involving videoconferencing on a mini computer connected to the Internet with the television as the video display. This paper reflects on the opportunity and challenges for delivering group-based rehabilitation services to the home via digital television. The popularity of television and the digital switchover, the drive for universal access to superfast broadband and the shift in health care policy to delivering services closer to home, all point to the emergence of digital television as an important platform for widening access to care and rehabilitation services. |
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