| Literature DB >> 17945953 |
J Lavanya1, K W Goh, Y H Leow, M T W Chio, K Prabaharan, E Kim, Y Kim, C B Soh.
Abstract
A distributed personal health information management system (D-PHIMS) has been tested at a nursing home for the senior citizens (NHSC) in Singapore. The personal health information management system (PHIMS) from the University of Washington was customized to Singapore's context for teledermatology. A clinical trial commenced in October 2005 is ongoing and the survey results obtained indicate that the participants are satisfied with the D-PHIMS system. The diagnosis and treatment recommendations made by the dermatologists using the D-PHIMS diagnosis module were effective in most cases based on feedback from the nursing staff at the elderly nursing home. The results suggest that a teledermatology system could become a useful tool for the nursing homes and to control increasing healthcare costs for elderly care.Entities:
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Year: 2006 PMID： 17945953 DOI： 10.1109/IEMBS.2006.260760
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Conf Proc IEEE Eng Med Biol Soc ISSN： 1557-170X