Background Today, many older adults use health technologies, approach their final days
with laptops, smartphones, and tablets. Telepalliative care is a service that remotely delivers …

This critical review paper explores the concept of palliative home-based technology from a
practitioner's perspective. The aim of the critical review was to scope information available …

Background Confinement to an in-patient hospital ward impairs patients' sense of social
support and connectedness. Providing the means, through communication technology, for …

Background Owing to the increasing number of people with palliative care needs and the
current shortage of health care professionals (HCPs), providing quality palliative care has …

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 …

The field of telehealth is rapidly growing and evolving across medical specialties and health
care settings. While additional data are needed, telepalliative care (the application of …

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 …

Background: The COVID-19 pandemic introduced a rapid adoption and scale-up of
telehealth for palliative care services in the United Sates. Objectives: To examine and …

Background: Telehealth was expanded worldwide during the COVID-19 pandemic to deliver
essential care remotely to patients, including those receiving palliative care. Bipartisan …

Many older adults will spend their final days in a skilled nursing facility because of multiple
complex conditions. Patients with unclear goals of care are at higher risk of rehospitalization …