Internet interventions are effective in treating depressive symptoms but few studies conducted a long-term follow-up. The aim of this study was to test the effectiveness of an internet intervention in increasing the remission rate over a twelve months period. Please contact the library to request a copy of this article - http://bit.ly/1Xyazai
Under the programme, selected GP practices and nursing and residential homes in the region will use portable computer tablets loaded with audio visual programmes, the CCGs’ Florence telehealth system, health management apps and video consultation technology, linking them with an extended network of primary care, mental health and palliative care staff, community pharmacists and geriatricians.
This study aims to examine whether the effects of internet interventions for depression generalise to participants recruited in clinical settings.
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Ecological momentary assessment (EMA) and ecological momentary intervention (EMI) are technologies used to track fluctuations in experiences and prompt behavioral responses within the context of a person’s daily life. Most commonly delivered via smartphone, EMA and EMI have potential to provide simple, cost-effective, and user-led treatment for psychotic disorders. This systematic review aimed to synthesize current research exploring the feasibility, acceptability, and clinical outcomes of EMA and EMI in the treatment of psychotic disorders. Login at top right hand side of page using your SSSFT NHS Athens for full text.
The study examined multimodal technologies to identify correlates of violence among inpatients with serious mental illness. Login at top right hand side of page using your SSSFT NHS Athens for full text.
Ioana Cristea disputes RCT that claims to prevent intrusive memories after trauma via a brief intervention involving Tetris for PTSD in emergency dept.
The Health Technology Community Conversation will take place on the afternoon of Tuesday, July 18. It will follow the Annual General Meeting of the area’s two NHS health commissioners – NHS Stoke-on-Trent and NHS North Staffordshire Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs).
The community conversation will act as a showcase for some of the most easily available tech (some of it developed locally) and give people the chance to try it out for themselves - with some expert guidance.
Monitoring health and care needs through the use of telehealthcare devices has been proposed to help alleviate funding concerns in a climate of limited budgets. As well as improving cost effectiveness, such an approach could be used to help individuals live at home for longer. In practice however, these devices often go unused. A qualitative study was carried out to determine the barriers to uptake of these devices from both the perspective of the end user and from key players in the healthcare supply chain.
Greater input from real end-users rather than “proxy” users such as carers, professional users or technologists is required when developing telehealthcare devices or systems. Design should be focussed on intuitive use to enable the user to successfully achieve what is required from the devices. This may require the existing supplier—driven market focus to be challenged, but could improve the contribution of technology to improving healthcare.