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Research

One of the functions of the Center for Telemedicine & Telehealth is to investigate this new method of delivering health care. The research presented on this page comprises work done prior to 2002. If you would like to see research performed and published since then, please see our current research (2008 - present) or the 2002 to 2007 archives page.

2001

  • Cain, S., Nelson, E., McCandless-Glimcher, L., Shaffie, S., & Spaulding, A. Telepsychiatry services in an urban school district for 2000 - 2001. American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Conference, Honolulu, November 2001.
  • Cook, D. J., Nelson, E., Shaw, P., & Doolittle, G. C. (2001). Healthy Steps intervention for adolescent parents over interactive televideo. Telemedicine Journal and e-Health, 7(2), 187-188.
  • Doolittle, G. C. (2001). Telemedicine in Kansas: The successes and the challenges. Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare, 7(Suppl 2), S2:43-S2:46.
  • KU Center for Telemedicine poster collaborator, American Telemedicine Association Conference, Fort Lauderdale (Texas), June 2001.
    • Telemedicine in a rural jail population. First Place Poster Award.
    • Healthy Steps interventions for adolescent parents over interactive televideo.
    • Telemedicine efficacy in a pediatric setting.
  • Nelson, E. Telemedicine for case managers. Midwest Case Management Conference, Kansas City (Kan), April 2001.
  • Nelson, E., Barnard, M., Ermer, D., & Cook, D. Telemedicine in clinical practice. American Psychological Association Conference, Sponsored by Division 54, San Francisco, August 2001.
  • Nelson, E., Cook, D. J., Shaw, P., Peacock, G, & Doolittle, G. C. (2001). Evolving pediatrician perceptions of a telemedicine program. Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication, 6(4), http://jcmc.indiana.edu/vol6/issue4/nelson.html
  • Nelson, E., Shaw, P., Doolittle, G. C., Peacock, G., & Cook, D. J. (2001). Telemedicine provider perceptions of diagnostic and treatment efficacy in a pediatric population. Telemedicine Journal and e-Health, 7(2), 188.
  • Nelson, E., Shaw, P., Doolittle, G. C., Peacock, G., & Cook, D. J. (2001). Telemedicine provider perceptions of diagnostic and treatment efficacy in a pediatric population. Telemedicine Journal and e-Health, 7(2), 188.
  • Nelson, E., Shaw, P., & Sanchez, K. Healthy Steps over telemedicine. National Organization on Adolescent Pregnancy, Parenting, and Prevention Conference, Washington, DC, November 2001.
  • Whitten, P. S., Kingsley, C., Cook, D. J., Swirczynski, D., & Doolittle, G. C. (2001). School-based telehealth: An empirical analysis of teacher, nurse, and administrator perceptions. Journal of School Health, 71(5), 173-179.
  • Williams, A., Doolittle, G. C., & Cook, D. J. (2001). An estimation of costs for a pediatric telemedicine practice: Results from the TeleKidcare® experience. Telemedicine Journal and e-Health, 7(2), 122-123.
  • Zaylor, C., Nelson, E., & Cook, D. Telepsychiatry in a rural jail population. TeleMed 2001, Royal Medical Society, London, January 2001.
  • Zaylor, C., Nelson, E., & Cook, D. (2001). Clinical outcomes in a prison telepsychiatry clinic. Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare, 7(Suppl 1), S1:47-S1:49.

2000

  • Doolittle, G. C. (2000). A cost measurement study for a home-based telehospice service. Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare, 6(Suppl 1), S1:193-195.
  • Doolittle, G. C., & Cook, D. J. (2000). Telemedicine. In P. Davidson (Ed.), The Handbook of Healthcare Information Systems (pp. 453-468). Boca Raton: CRC Press, LLCP.
  • Doolittle, G. C., Cook, D. J., & Shaw, P. (2000). Tele-KidCare®: An overview of year two of the project. Abstract. Telemedicine Journal, 6(1), 177.
    • Pathology report presented in OR by ITV connection
  • Ermer, D., Nelson, E., & Cook, D. J. (2000). An evaluation of treatment of children with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) over Tele-KidCare®. Abstract. Telemedicine Journal, 6(1), 177.
  • Ermer, D., Nelson, E., & Cook, D. (2000). The effectiveness of stimulants prescribed over Tele-KidCare® in treating children with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder. Abstract. Telemedicine Journal, 6(1), 177.
  • Mair, F. S., Whitten, P., May, C., & Doolittle, G. C. (2000). Patients’ perceptions of a telemedicine specialty clinic. Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare, 6, 36-40.
  • Nelson, E., Barnard, M., & Ermer, D. Steps in implementing a randomized controlled trial of cognitive behavioral therapy in an inner-city school district. Kansas Conference in Clinical Child Psychology, Lawrence (Kan), October 2000.
  • Nelson, E., Barnard, M., & Ermer, D. Cognitive behavioral therapy over interactive televideo: Ethical considerations. American Psychology Association Conference, Washington, DC, August 2000.
  • Nelson, E., Barnard, M., & Ermer, D. Childhood depression in a telemedicine context. Association for the Advancement of Behavior Therapy Conference, New Orleans, November 2000.
  • Nelson, E., Barnard, M., & Ermer, D. (2000). A comparison of two Tele-KidCare® interventions (cognitive behavioral therapy or pharmacological treatment) to current community services for childhood depression. Telemedicine Journal, 6(1), 129.
  • Peacock, G., Shaw, P., Nelson, E., & Doolittle, G. Using telemedicine to address children with special health care needs: Case examples of telemedicine services in Kansas. American Academy of Pediatrics Conference, Chicago, October 2000.
  • Whitten, P. S., Cook, D. J., Kingsley, C., Swirczynski, D., & Doolittle, G. C. (2000). School-based telemedicine: Teachers’, nurses’, and administrators’ perceptions. Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare, 6(Suppl 1), S1:129-132.

1999

  • Allen, A., Doolittle, G. C., Boysen, C. D., Komoroski, K., Wolf, M., Collins, B., & Patterson, J. D. (1999). An analysis of the suitability of home health visits for telemedicine. Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare, 5, 90-96.
  • Doolittle, G. C., & Cook, D. J. (1999). Defining the needs of a telemedicine service. In R. Wooten & J. Craig (Eds.), Introduction to telemedicine (pp. 79-92). London: Royal Society of Medicine Press.
    • Patient at distant site talk with doctor at KU Medical Center.
  • Doolittle, G., Cook, D., & Shaw, P. (1999). Tele-KidCare®: An overview of year two of the project. Telemedicine Journal, 6, 177.
  • Doolittle, G., Cook, D., & Williams, A. (1999). A Cost Measurement Study of a Telehospice Service. Telemedicine Journal, 5, 25.
  • Doolittle, G. C., Whitten, P. S., Clemens, M. A., & Cook, D. (1999). Patient, caregiver, and provider perceptions of a telehospice service. Telemedicine Journal, 5, 55.
  • Doolittle, G., Whitten, P., & Cook, D. (1999). Telehospice: A Bi-state Initiative to utilize telemedicine to improve patient care at the end-of-life. Telemedicine Journal, 6, 157.
  • Ermer, D. (1999). Child and adolescent telepsychiatry clinics. Psychiatric Annals, 29, 410-414.
  • Ermer, D. (1999). Experience with a rural telepsychiatry clinic for children and adolescents. Psychiatric Services, 50(2), 260-261.
  • Shaw, P., Goodwin, J., Whitten, P., & Doolittle, G. (1999). Tele-KidCare®: An urban telemedicine service for an underserved population. Abstract. Telemedicine Journal, 5(1), 25.
  • Whitten, P. S., & Cook, D. J. (1999). School-based telemedicine: Using technology to bring health care to inner-city children. Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare, 5(Suppl 1), S1:23-S1:25.
  • Whitten, P. S., Cook, D. J., Shaw, P., Ermer, D., & Goodwin, J. (1999). Tele-KidCare®: Bringing health care into schools. Telemedicine Journal, 4(4), 335-344.
  • Zaylor, C. (1999). Clinical outcomes in telepsychiatry. Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare, 5(Suppl 1), 59-60.

1998

  • Doolittle, G., Williams, A., Harmon, A., Allen, A., Boysen C. D., Wittman, C., Mair, F., & Carlson, E. (1998). A cost measurement study for a teleoncology practice. Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare, 4, 84-88.
  • Doolittle, G., Yaezel, A., Otto, F., Clemens, C., & Allen, A. (1998). Hospice care using home-based telemedicine systems. Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare, 4, 58-59.
  • Whitten, P., Cook, D. J., & Doolittle, G. (1998). An analysis of provider perceptions for telehospiceTM. The American Journal of Hospice & Palliative Care, 15(5), 267-274.
  • Whitten, P., Collins, B., & Mair, F. (1998). Nurse and patient reactions to a developmental home telecare system. Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare, 4(3), 152-160.
  • Whitten, P., Cook, D. J., Shaw, P., Ermer, D., & Goodwin, J. (1998). Tele-Kid Care: Bringing health care into schools. Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare, 4(4), 335-343.
  • Wootton, R., Loane, M., Mair, F., Allen, A., Doolittle, G., Begley, M., McLernan, A., Moutray, M., & Harrison, S. (1998). A joint US-UK study of home telenursing. Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare, 4, 83-85.
  • Wootton, R., Loane, M., Mair, F., Moutray, M., Harrison, S., Sivananthan, S., Allen, A., Doolittle, G. C., & McLernan, A. (1998). The potential for telemedicine in home nursing. Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare, 4, 214-218.

1997

  • Allen, A., & Doolittle, G. C. (1997). Teleoncology. In R. L. Bashshur, J. H. Sanders, & G. B. Shannon (Eds.), Telemedicine: Theory and practice (pp. 249-264). Springfield: Charles C. Thomas.
  • Allen, A., Ermer, D., Doolittle, G., Whitten, P., & Zaylor, C. (1997). Telemedicine in Kansas: Beyond anecdotes. Abstract. Telemedicine Journal, 3, 86.
  • Cook, D. J. (1997). The use of computer-mediated communication in organizations: A research report. In T. Russo, D. Ford, & J. Patterson (Eds.), Handbook for effective business communication (pp. 67-70). New York: McGraw Hill.
  • Doolittle, G. C., & Allen, A. (1997). Practicing oncology via telemedicine. Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare, 3, 63-70.
  • Mair, F. S., Whitten, P., May, C., & Doolittle, G. (1997). Telemedicine specialty clinics: What do patients really think? Abstract. Proceedings of the Association of University Departments of General Practice (AUDGP), B127.
  • Whitten, P., & Doolittle, G. C. (1997). The communicative dynamics of talking to a doctor on TV. Abstract. Telemedicine Journal, 3, 90-91.

1995

  • Perednia, D. A., & Allen, A. (1995). Telemedicine technology and clinical applications. The Journal of the American Medical Association, 273(6), 483-488.

Please also see our current publications (2008 - present), and those between 2002 and 2007.

If you have questions regarding our research activities, please contact:

Ryan Spaulding, PhD

Director, KU Center for Telemedicine & Telehealth

email: rspaulding@kumc.edu

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