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- Title
Can Innovative Technologies Improve Behavioral Health Care for Older Adults?
- Authors
Kuerbis, Alexis; Behrendt, Silke
- Abstract
Substance use among older adults is an increasing global public health concern. Prior to COVID-19, barriers limited accessibility to screening and intervention for substance use among older adults. During COVID-19, barriers persist, while risks for harm to older adults who use substances increase. Telehealth can address these barriers and increase older adults' safety and well-being. Telehealth uses technology to remotely engage, screen, and provide treatment. Telehealth can benefit older adults, but considerations must be made when designing and applying interventions to this cohort. This article reviews telehealth across levels of care for behavioral health, and provides recommendations.
- Subjects
WELL-being; TELEPSYCHIATRY; TREATMENT programs; HEALTH services accessibility; SUBSTANCE abuse treatment; MEDICAL screening; AGING; DIFFUSION of innovations; ELDER care; OLD age
- Publication
Generations, 2020, Vol 44, Issue 4, p1
- ISSN
0738-7806
- Publication type
Article