Like the names suggest, remote health care and self-care are about taking care of your health.
Remote health care means taking care of your health interactively with a healthcare professional, but remotely. In many cases, it is easier and more effortless to handle your matter remotely, without needing to physically travel to healthcare appointments, which also makes it easier to plan your day.
Remote health care can be carried out, for example, at a remote appointment with a professional or by using the Health Village digital care pathways. Remote health care is often used in tandem with traditional health care as a part of it, in which case the client may also have traditional appointments with healthcare professionals in addition to remote health care. Remote health care may also mean taking surveys and exercises independently for the professional to use when planning and monitoring your treatment.
Remote health care often makes it possible for the customer to promote their own health in a more active and flexible way and also assume more responsibility for their well-being. For example, the information contained in the digital care pathways can be accessed 24 hours a day, which makes it easy to return to it anywhere and at any time without having to contact a professional.
Self-care as part of e-health services means promoting your health by using the services, courses and instructions designed for independent care. Self-care can be carried out in your own time and without a patient care relationship with a healthcare professional.
For example, in the Health Village open self-care programs, anyone can systematically help themselves eat more healthily, stop smoking with the support of the program and take an online course to start physical activity. Symptom assessments and symptom navigators are also part of self-care services. If necessary, they will tell you to contact a professional for assessment.
