Resumen

MIRANDA BARBOSA, Jaqueline Lourenço et al. Telemonitoring of elderly accompanied at home: a scope review. Rev. cuba. inf. cienc. salud [online]. 2022, vol.33  Epub 01-Ago-2022. ISSN 2307-2113.

The study aimed to map the production of knowledge on telemonitoring of elderly people followed up in households and to identify gaps in existing research. This is a scope review, 25 articles were selected in gray literature and in the following databases: MEDLINE (access via PubMed), Web of Science (WoS), Latin American and Caribbean Literature on Health Sciences (LILACS) and Virtual Health Library (BVS). The scope study made it possible to map the main repercussions of telemonitoring of elderly people accompanied at home. It also allowed us to recognize the main sources of telemonitoring that are used by the public. The findings may contribute to strengthening the use of telemonitoring of elderly people assisted in the community, due to the benefits in quality of life and to the expansion of advanced nursing practices using this strategy with this population group. Telemonitoring enables de-hospitalization, the transition of care to the home and early readmissions by supervising the health and/or disease parameters of patients at a distance with Information and Communication Technologies.

Palabras clave : nursing; elder people; home patients; telemonitoring; telenursing.