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Using Telehealth Technology to Support Family Caregivers: Description of a Pilot Intervention and Preliminary Results

Patricia C. Griffiths Patricia C. Griffiths, Bettye Rose Connell, and Theodore M. Johnson each are associated with Birmingham/Atlanta VA GRECC, Birmingham, Alabama; Atlanta VA Rehabilitation Research and Development Center, Atlanta, GA; and Emory University Division of Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology, Wesley Woods Health Center, Atlanta, Georgia.Correspondence[email protected]
, PhD,
Nicole Davis Nicole Davis is associated with Birmingham/Atlanta VA GRECC, Birmingham, Alabama; Emory University Division of Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology, Wesley Woods Health Center, Atlanta, GA; and Georgia State University School of Nursing, Atlanta, Georgia.
, RN, ANP, GNP,
James Lin James Lin and Zobair Nagamia are both associated with Birmingham/Atlanta VA GRECC, Birmingham, Alabama, and Emory University Division of Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology, Wesley Woods Health Center, Atlanta, Georgia.
, MD,
Daniel Wachtel Daniel Wachtel is associated with Atlanta VA Home Based Primary Care, Atlanta, Georgia.
, PsyD,
Sabrina Ward Sabrina Ward, Judith Painter, and Martha Forrester are associated with Birmingham/Atlanta VA GRECC, Birmingham, Alabama.
, RRT, MPH,
Judith Painter Sabrina Ward, Judith Painter, and Martha Forrester are associated with Birmingham/Atlanta VA GRECC, Birmingham, Alabama.
, LCSW,
Martha Forrester Sabrina Ward, Judith Painter, and Martha Forrester are associated with Birmingham/Atlanta VA GRECC, Birmingham, Alabama.
, RN,
Zobair Nagamia James Lin and Zobair Nagamia are both associated with Birmingham/Atlanta VA GRECC, Birmingham, Alabama, and Emory University Division of Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology, Wesley Woods Health Center, Atlanta, Georgia.
, MD,
Angela Patton Angela Patton is associated with Atlanta VA Care Coordination Home Telehealth, Primary Care Service Line, Atlanta, Georgia.
, RN,
Christine Jaisen Christine Jaisen is associated with Atlanta VA Health Services Research and Development, Atlanta, Georgia.
, BS,
Bettye Rose Connell Patricia C. Griffiths, Bettye Rose Connell, and Theodore M. Johnson each are associated with Birmingham/Atlanta VA GRECC, Birmingham, Alabama; Atlanta VA Rehabilitation Research and Development Center, Atlanta, GA; and Emory University Division of Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology, Wesley Woods Health Center, Atlanta, Georgia.
, PhD,
Patricia Parmelee
, PhD &
Theodore M. Johnson Patricia C. Griffiths, Bettye Rose Connell, and Theodore M. Johnson each are associated with Birmingham/Atlanta VA GRECC, Birmingham, Alabama; Atlanta VA Rehabilitation Research and Development Center, Atlanta, GA; and Emory University Division of Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology, Wesley Woods Health Center, Atlanta, Georgia.
, 2nd MD, MPH show all
Pages 307-320 | Published online: 25 Aug 2010

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