The current article examines the role of caregivers to support patient participation in video telehealth, using data from interviews with occupational therapy practitioners at Veterans Health Administration. We found that caregiver participation allowed patients who might otherwise not be able to access video telehealth to do so, with patient factors, such as low technical literacy, contributing to caregiver involvement. In addition, caregiver participation varied by type of task performed. There were also benefits and barriers to caregiver participation. This study enhances our understanding of caregivers' role enabling patients to access video telehealth, which has implications for nursing professionals. [Journal of Gerontological Nursing, 48(10), 15–20.]

本文利用对退伍军人健康管理局职业治疗从业者的采访数据，探讨了护理人员在支持患者参与视频远程医疗方面的作用。我们发现，护理人员的参与使原本无法访问视频远程医疗的患者能够这样做，而患者因素（例如技术素养较低）有助于护理人员的参与。此外，护理人员的参与因所执行的任务类型而异。护理人员参与也有好处和障碍。这项研究增强了我们对护理人员角色的理解，使患者能够获得视频远程医疗，这对护理专业人员具有重要意义。[老年护理杂志，48（10），15-20。]