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@article{citeulike:4100521, abstract = {Nowadays, there are a very large number of patients that need specific health support at home. The deployment of broadband communication networks is making feasible the provision of home care services with a proper quality of service. This paper presents a telehomecare multimedia platform that runs over integrated services digital network and internet protocol using videoconferencing standards H.320 and H.323, and standard TV set for patient interaction. This platform allows online remote monitoring: ECG, heart sound, blood pressure. Usability, affordability, and interoperability were considered for the design and development of its hardware and software components. A first evaluation of technical and usability aspects were carried forward with 52 patients of a private clinic and 10 students in the University. Results show a high rate (mean = 4.33, standard deviation--SD = 1.63 in a five-points Likert scale) in the global perception of users on the quality of images, voice, and feeling of virtual presence.}, author = {Guill\'{e}n, S. and Arredondo, M. T. and Traver, V. and Garc\'{\i}a, J. M. and Fern\'{a}ndez, C.}, citeulike-article-id = {4100521}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/TBME.2002.805457}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12542238}, citeulike-linkout-2 = {http://www.hubmed.org/display.cgi?uids=12542238}, doi = {10.1109/TBME.2002.805457}, issn = {0018-9294}, journal = {IEEE transactions on bio-medical engineering}, keywords = {e-health, home, telecare, tv}, month = {December}, number = {12}, pages = {1431--1437}, posted-at = {2009-08-18 13:08:45}, priority = {0}, title = {Multimedia telehomecare system using standard TV set.}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/TBME.2002.805457}, volume = {49}, year = {2002} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:4100521 L3 - citeulike-article-id:4100521 N2 - Nowadays, there are a very large number of patients that need specific health support at home. The deployment of broadband communication networks is making feasible the provision of home care services with a proper quality of service. This paper presents a telehomecare multimedia platform that runs over integrated services digital network and internet protocol using videoconferencing standards H.320 and H.323, and standard TV set for patient interaction. This platform allows online remote monitoring: ECG, heart sound, blood pressure. Usability, affordability, and interoperability were considered for the design and development of its hardware and software components. A first evaluation of technical and usability aspects were carried forward with 52 patients of a private clinic and 10 students in the University. Results show a high rate (mean = 4.33, standard deviation--SD = 1.63 in a five-points Likert scale) in the global perception of users on the quality of images, voice, and feeling of virtual presence. IS - 12 JF - IEEE transactions on bio-medical engineering SN - 0018-9294 EP - 1437 TI - Multimedia telehomecare system using standard TV set. VL - 49 SP - 1431 KW - e-health KW - home KW - telecare KW - tv AU - Guillén, S AU - Arredondo, MT AU - Traver, V AU - García, JM AU - Fernández, C PY - 2002/12// UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/TBME.2002.805457 ER -