Palliative Care via Telemedicine: A Qualitative Study of Caregiver and Provider Perceptions

Telehealth: rapid adoption in community palliative care due to COVID-19: patient and professional evaluation

“…video-based technologies is in keeping with previous data; 1 however, a recent study from Lebanon also reported high levels of both caregiver and provider satisfaction for a home-based palliative care telehealth programme that was predominantly telephone based. 5 Both groups in the current survey reported issues when undertaking telehealth consultations; however, there were differences both in the proportion of respondents who had issues and the actual issues encountered. For patients, pre-existing sensory impairments and technical and experiential issues when using the technology were the predominant problems.…”

“…Patients, caregivers and healthcare professionals (HCP) have reported both satisfaction with telehealth [1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13] and barriers to its effectiveness. 3 4 6 13-15 Reported benefits have included improved access to care for debilitated and remote patients and reduced hospitalisations and travel.…”

Telemonitoreo de pacientes con enfermedades avanzadas no curables: Revisión narrativa y experiencia inicial en el programa de visita domiciliar del Centro Nacional de Control del Dolor y Cuidados Paliativos durante la emergencia nacional relacionada con C

“…En una revisión cualitativa que incluyó 22 artículos de 19 estudios los autores establecieron que el uso de la telesalud en los cuidados paliativos en el hogar parece ser factible, ya que mejora el acceso a los profesionales de la salud en el hogar y aumenta la sensación de seguridad, sin embargo, existen resultados contradictorios sobre si el uso de telesalud mejora la calidad de vida (23). Es importante reconocer que los médicos pueden tener reservas respecto a la telemonitorización permanente en el paciente al percibirlo como desproporcionado en situaciones específicas (24).…”

Teleatendimento Ambulatorial em Cuidados Paliativos Oncológicos: Quebrando Paradigmas e Transformando a Realidade Atual

“…Estudo conduzido por Hennemann-Krause et al 9 no Rio de Janeiro (Brasil) entre 2011 e 2013 observou melhor controle de sintomas quando a telemedicina foi associada ao atendimento presencial. Salem et al 10 , em estudo conduzido entre 2015 e 2017, descreveram sensação de orientação clínica adequada, acolhimento e suporte emocional de cuidadores e familiares. Embora com resultados positivos e uso estimulado, é consenso que não substitui a consulta presencial.…”