Implementing solutions to improve and expand telehealth adoption: participatory action research in four community healthcare settings.

Background: Adoption of telehealth has been slower than anticipated, and little is known about the service improvements that help to embed telehealth into routine practice or the role of frontline staff in improving adoption. This paper reports on participatory action research carried out in four community health settings using telehealth for patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Chronic Heart Failure.

Methods: To inform the action research, in-depth case studies of each telehealth service were conducted (May 2012-June 2013).

Examining the use of telehealth in community nursing: identifying the factors affecting frontline staff acceptance and telehealth adoption.

Aims: To examine frontline staff acceptance of telehealth and identify barriers to and enablers of successful adoption of remote monitoring for patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Chronic Heart Failure.

Background: The use of telehealth in the UK has not developed at the pace and scale anticipated by policy. Many existing studies report frontline staff acceptance as a key barrier, however data are limited and there is little evidence of the adoption of telehealth in routine practice.

Factors affecting front line staff acceptance of telehealth technologies: a mixed-method systematic review.

Aim: To synthesize qualitative and quantitative evidence of front-line staff acceptance of the use of telehealth technologies for the management of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Chronic Heart Failure.

Background: The implementation of telehealth at scale is a governmental priority in countries including the UK, USA and Canada, but little research has been conducted to analyse the impact of implementation on front-line nursing staff.

Data Sources: Six relevant data bases were searched between 2000-2012.