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TI Use of a home-care computer network by persons with AIDS.
DT 9410
AU Brennan PF; Ripich S; Case Western Reserve University.
SO Int J Technol Assess Health Care. 1994 Spring;10(2):258-72. Unique
Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/94307832
AB Computer networks serve as convenient, efficient, and enduring vehicles
for delivering nursing services to patients at home. The ComputerLink, a
specialized computer network, provided nurse-supervised information,
decision support, and communication services to home-dwelling persons
living with AIDS (PWAs). During a 26-week randomized field experiment,
26 PWAs accessed the ComputerLink on more than 8,664 occasions. The
communications area was used most often; the public communication area
functioned like a support group. Multiple behavioral measures of use
provide a rich picture of how these PWAs, none of whom had had prior
computer experience, adopted and adapted to this innovative nursing care
delivery system. Meeting the needs of a rapidly growing and diverse
population of home-care clients demands that nurses make effective use
of existing technologies such as cable television and telephone triage
systems. Computer networks combine the best features of cable television
and telephone systems--broadcast distribution and interaction;
therefore, computer networks represent an ideal technology for the
delivery of certain nursing services to the home.
DE Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome/*NURSING Adult Community Health
Nursing/*ORGANIZATION & ADMIN Comparative Study Computer Communication
Networks/STATISTICS & NUMER DATA/ *UTILIZATION Delivery of Health
Care/STATISTICS & NUMER DATA/UTILIZATION Female Home Care
Services/*ORGANIZATION & ADMIN/UTILIZATION Human *HIV-1 Male Middle
Age Random Allocation Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S. United States
User-Computer Interface JOURNAL ARTICLE
SOURCE: National Library of Medicine. NOTICE: This material may be
protected by Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.Code).