AAHSA to Study Telehealth Blood Pressure Monitoring
The American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging has been awarded a contract from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality to investigate the impact of telehealth monitoring for blood pressure management among older adults, according to a news release from AAHSA.
The study is centered on establishing telehealth kiosks at rural nutrition centers that serve low income seniors. Seniors with hypertension will be encouraged to use these kiosks to monitor their blood pressure when they visit these centers for meals. The data will then be sent to a central server where it will be monitored by nurse-researchers who collaborate with participants' primary care physicians.
This project is a collaboration among AAHSA's Institute for the Future of Aging Services, Center for Aging Services Technologies, AHRQ, Wright State University College of Nursing, the Nursing Institute of West Central Ohio, Title III and private nutrition centers in the state of Ohio and HealthAnywhere, a technology company.