Background Telehealth is increasingly being used in home care and could be one measure
to support the needs of home-based patients receiving palliative care. However, no previous …

Background Telehealth is growing and its application in palliative care is seen as a solution
to pressures on palliative care services. A 2010 UK review reported growing awareness of …

Objective: Telehealth interventions have proven efficacy in healthcare, but little is known
about the results of such interventions in palliative care. We conducted a systematic review …

We reviewed telehealth applications which were being used in palliative care settings in the
UK. Electronic database searches (Medline, CINAHL, PsychInfo and Embase), searches of …

Background Over the last decade technology has rapidly changed the ability to provide
home telehealth services. At the same time, pediatric palliative care has developed as a …

Background Net survival rates of cancer are increasing worldwide, placing a strain on health
service provision. There is a drive to transfer the care of cancer survivors—individuals living …

Telehealth has been increasingly used to expand healthcare access over the last two
decades. However, this had not been the case for palliative care (PC), because telehealth …

Background: Palliative care encompasses supportive health care for patients at any stage of
illness aimed at relieving symptoms, controlling pain, managing stress, offering respite for …

Background The number of published studies and systematic reviews examining different
telehealth interventions targeting patients and their effects on patients' well-being and …

Objective To consolidate existing evidence on experiences and perspectives of healthcare
providers involved in telemedicine services in long-term residential care. Methods A scoping …