The use of remote presence for health care delivery in a northern Inuit community: a feasibility study

• Published in: International Journal of Circumpolar Health
• Main Authors: Ivar Mendez, Michael Jong, Debra Keays-White, Gail Turner
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2013
• Subjects: Aboriginal health; air transport; health care costs; patient care; patient satisfaction; remote presence; robots; telemedicine; Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine; RC955-962; Arctic; Newfoundland; Nain; Circumpolar Health; International Journal of Circumpolar Health; inuit
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.3402/ijch.v72i0.21112; https://doaj.org/article/8c48e2d95ea748e3bc82bd1fd72a77e3

Objective. To evaluate the feasibility of remote presence for improving the health of residents in a remote northern Inuit community. Study design. A pilot study assessed patient’s, nurse’s and physician’s satisfaction with and the use of the remote presence technolo...