Núcleo Disca

Disability and citizenship

Implementation of Telehealth Among Older People: A Challenge and Opportunity for Latin America and the Caribbean—A Literature Review

Rafael Pizarro-Mena, Elena S. Rotarou,Hendrik Adrián Baracaldo-Campo, Samuel Duran-Aguero, Solange Parra-Soto, Felipe Retamal-Walter, Patrick Alexander Wachholz, Silvia Maranzano, Victoria Tirro, Sara Aguilar-Navarro, Isabel Barrientos-Calvo, Valeria Carpio-Arias, Clarissa Botello, María Fernanda López, Roni Mukamal, Alessandra Tieppo, Igor Cigarroa, Fausto Medola y Gloria Riveros-Basoalto

Points of interest:

  • The COVID-19 pandemic facilitated the development of telemedicine. Telemedicine refers to medical consultations via video call. This aided in the geriatric care of older adults during quarantine.
  • This article reviews texts on telemedicine during the pandemic. It focuses on analyzing the implementation of telemedicine in geriatrics for older adults. This helps to identify the facilitators and barriers to accessing these medical services.
  • The article acknowledges that telemedicine benefits those who have difficulty accessing healthcare facilities. Examples include people living in rural areas and those requiring specialized care. Telemedicine also supports access to healthcare for people with disabilities.
  • The authors recommend improving the telemedicine service to ensure more equitable and higher-quality access to healthcare. To make these improvements, they propose taking into account the experiences of people who have received telemedicine care.

 

Notes:

  • The following summary was prepared by the Millennium Nucleus DISCA and is based exclusively on the publication. Therefore, it cannot be used for citations or references.
  • This article was originally published in English.

Pizarro-Mena, R., Rotarou, E., Baracaldo, H., Duran, S., Parra, S., Retamal, F., Wachholz, P., Maranzano, S., Tirro, V., Aguilar, S., Barrientos, I., Carpio, V., Botello, C., López, M., Mukamal, R., Tieppo, A., Cigarroa, I., Medola, F., & Riveros, G. (2025). Implementation of Telehealth Among Older People: A Challenge and Opportunity for Latin America and the Caribbean—A Literature Review. Healthcare, 13(21), 2680. https://doi.org/10.3390/HEALTHCARE13212680

https://doi.org/10.3390/HEALTHCARE13212680