Predictors of successful acceptance of home telemanagement in veterans with Multiple Sclerosis

Joseph Finkelstein; Eunme Cha; Jeffrey Wood; Mitchell T. Wallin

doi:10.1109/EMBC.2013.6611247

Predictors of successful acceptance of home telemanagement in veterans with Multiple Sclerosis

Joseph Finkelstein, Eunme Cha, Jeffrey Wood, Mitchell T. Wallin

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Modern telehealth technologies may be instrumental in overcoming the barriers of optimal care delivery for patients with MS. However, the significant potential of telemedicine approaches in improving MS care has not yet been fully explored. The Multiple Sclerosis Centers of Excellence of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has been actively promoting the use of telemedicine in helping veterans with MS. Particular attention was given to the development of cost-effective care coordination solutions which can be easily delivered directly to each veteran home via internet and accessed via a regular computer or a mobile device. In this article, the design of the MS HAT system is introduced and results of the initial feasibility evaluation are presented. The feasibility of the MS HAT system was assessed by (1) analyzing attitudinal surveys of veterans with MS who used the MS HAT system at home for over a month; (2) identifying factors affecting acceptance of the MS HAT system; (3) reviewing adherence of MS HAT users to self-testing regimen; (4) analyzing veteran feedback on MS HAT functionality using semi-structured qualitative interviews.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	7314-7317
Number of pages	4
Journal	Conference proceedings : ... Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. Annual Conference
Volume	2013
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/EMBC.2013.6611247
State	Published - 2013
Externally published	Yes

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Signal Processing
Biomedical Engineering
Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition
Health Informatics

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Finkelstein, J., Cha, E., Wood, J., & Wallin, M. T. (2013). Predictors of successful acceptance of home telemanagement in veterans with Multiple Sclerosis. Conference proceedings : ... Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. Annual Conference, 2013, 7314-7317. https://doi.org/10.1109/EMBC.2013.6611247

Predictors of successful acceptance of home telemanagement in veterans with Multiple Sclerosis. / Finkelstein, Joseph; Cha, Eunme; Wood, Jeffrey et al.
In: Conference proceedings : ... Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. Annual Conference, Vol. 2013, 2013, p. 7314-7317.

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Finkelstein, J, Cha, E, Wood, J & Wallin, MT 2013, 'Predictors of successful acceptance of home telemanagement in veterans with Multiple Sclerosis', Conference proceedings : ... Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. Annual Conference, vol. 2013, pp. 7314-7317. https://doi.org/10.1109/EMBC.2013.6611247

Finkelstein J, Cha E, Wood J, Wallin MT. Predictors of successful acceptance of home telemanagement in veterans with Multiple Sclerosis. Conference proceedings : ... Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. Annual Conference. 2013;2013:7314-7317. doi: 10.1109/EMBC.2013.6611247

Finkelstein, Joseph ; Cha, Eunme ; Wood, Jeffrey et al. / Predictors of successful acceptance of home telemanagement in veterans with Multiple Sclerosis. In: Conference proceedings : ... Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. Annual Conference. 2013 ; Vol. 2013. pp. 7314-7317.

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