Outputs

We have published several academic publications from the project, alongside other project outputs.

We have produced several tools to help support telehealth adoption and implementation. Watch our short animation to see which tool or tools can help you.

• Key messages

• Remote care development guide

• MALT myth busters

• Barriers and enablers (PDF, 341KB)

• Design and implementation (PDF, 792KB)

• Patient acceptance measure

• Video case studies

• Scenario planning tools

• MALT financial model

Research publications from the MALT study:

• Brewster, L., Mountain, G., Wessels, B., Kelly, C. and Hawley, M (2013) Factors affecting frontline staff acceptance of telehealth technologies: a mixed-method systematic review. Journal of Advanced Nursing 70(1) 21-33. doi: 10.1111/jan12196 [Available online].

• Gorst, S., Coates, E. and Armitage, C. (2015) "It's a sort of lifeline": Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients' experiences of home telehealth. Health Psychology. [Summary available online].

• Gorst, S., Armitage, C., Brownsell, S. and Hawley, M. (2014) Home telehealth uptake and continued use among heart failure and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients: A systematic review. Annals of Behavioral Medicine. doi: 10.1007/s12160-014-9607-x [Available online].

• Taylor, J., Coates, E., Wessels, B., Mountain, G. and Hawley M. (2015) Implementing solutions to improve and expand telehealth adoption: participatory action research in four community healthcare settings. BMC Health Services Research 15: 529. [Available online].

• Taylor, J. and Coates, L. (2015) Caring from a distance: the role of telehealth. Nursing Times, Jul 8-21, 111(28-29): 18-20. [Summary available online].

• Taylor, J. Coates, E., Brewster, L., Mountain, G., Wessels, B. and Hawley, M. (2014) Examining the use of telehealth in community nursing: identifying factors affecting frontline staff acceptance and telehealth adoption. Journal of Advanced Nursing. doi: 10.1111/jan12480 [Available online].

• Thokala, P., Baalbaki, H., Brennan, A., Pandor, A., Stevens J.W., Gommersall, T. et al (2013) Telemonitoring after discharge from hospital with heart failure: cost-effectiveness modelling of alternative service designs. BMJ Open. doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2013-003250 [Available online].

MALT Final Summary Research Report (November 2014)

MALT final summary research report (November 2014) (PDF, 781KB)

2014 dissemination event

Opening

• Opening Plenary - Mark Hawley (PDF, 1.1MB)

• Opening Plenary - Annie Thompson (PDF, 705KB)

Highlights from MALT

• Patient Acceptance - Chris Armitage (PDF, 2.5MB)

• Staff Adoption - Gail Mountain (PDF, 1.9MB)

• Business Models - Helen Hughes (PDF, 1.6MB)

• Economic and financial Issues - Simon Dixon (PDF, 2.2MB)

Parallel Session 1 - Cost Effectiveness and commissioning

• Alan Brennan, the University of Sheffield (PDF, 1MB)

• Cees van Berkel, Philips (PDF, 294KB)

• Tim Ellis, NHS Yorkshire and Humber CCGs (PDF, 444KB)

Parallel Session 2 - Business models

• Lucy Bolton, University of Leeds (PDF, 541KB)

• Gill Ward, Coventry University (PDF, 803KB)

• Trevor Single, TSA (PDF, 442KB)

Parallel Session 3 - Staff adoption

• Dave Barrett, University of Hull (PDF, 220KB)

• Sarah Marlow, RDaSH NHS Trust (PDF, 382KB)

• Jo Taylor, the University of Sheffield (PDF, 4.1MB)

Parallel Session 4 - User perspectives

• Sarah Gorst, the University of Sheffield (PDF, 189KB)

• Madeleine Starr, Carers UK (PDF, 168KB)

• Bridgette Wessels, the University of Sheffield (PDF, 103KB)

MALT newsletter

MALT newsletter (January 2014) (PDF, 674KB)

2013 dissemination event

• Presentation 1: Financial modelling for telehealth (PDF, 573KB)

• Presentation 2: Challenges of current business models (PDF, 981KB)

• Presentation 3: Building evidence from the frontline (PDF, 645KB)