Telehealth in outpatient delivery of palliative care: A qualitative study of patient and physician views.
Leeanne PasanenRoslyn Le GautierAaron WongOlivia WawrykAnna CollinsStephanie SchwetlikJennifer A M PhilipPublished in: Palliative & supportive care (2022)
This study provides novel data bringing together the perspective of patients and physicians, which confirms the utility of telehealth in palliative care. Its convenience enables more frequent review, enables reviews to occur in response to lower levels of concern, and adds toward enhancing the continuity of care across and between settings. Moving forward, support seemed strongest for a hybrid model of telehealth and face-to-face consultations guided by key parameters relating to the level of anticipated complexity.
Keyphrases
- palliative care
- advanced cancer
- primary care
- end stage renal disease
- ejection fraction
- newly diagnosed
- emergency department
- chronic kidney disease
- healthcare
- peritoneal dialysis
- randomized controlled trial
- prognostic factors
- case report
- quality improvement
- big data
- patient reported outcomes
- chronic pain
- deep learning
- meta analyses