doi: 10.7763/IJIET.2014.V4.372
Distance Education and Social Learning in e-Health
P. Di Bitonto
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F. Di Tria ,
T. Roselli ,
V. Rossano ,
F. Berni
Abstract
In the context of chronic diseases, in order to guarantee a good quality of life, education is as important as the patient's adherence to a specific therapy. Learning and training processes in these contexts has a dual purpose, on the one hand, to make the patient empowered in order to allow him to recognize the behaviors that might compromise her/his health and, secondly, to train non-specialist medical and paramedical staffs on the procedures for diagnosis and patients follow-up to provide an high quality service. In this context the UBICARE project aims at creating a system that favors the de-hospitalization of patients suffering from peritoneal dialysis and chronic heart failure. The paper describes how the e-learning can be fruitful for patient and medical staff training.
Keywords
- Distance education
- social learning
- e-health
How to Cite
P. Di Bitonto, F. Di Tria, T. Roselli, V. Rossano, and F. Berni, "Distance Education and Social Learning in e-Health," International Journal of Information and Education Technology, vol. 4, no. 1, pp. 71-75, 2014. https://doi.org/10.7763/IJIET.2014.V4.372
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