Promoting Self-Care with Telehomecare: Impact of Outcomes

University of Pennsylvania
07/01/05 - 06/30/07

Kathryn Dansky, Department of Health Policy and Administration
Kathryn Bowles, University of Pennsylvania

The purpose of this study is to test the potential of improving elders' self-care through the use of telehomecare technology while decreasing preventable rehospitalizations and associated costs. The study compares the use of telehomecare to traditional home care delivery methods.