Advantages and Challenges of Using Telehealth for Home-Based Palliative Care: Systematic Mixed Studies Review.

ABSTRACT:

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 become challenging. Telehealth could enable patients to spend as much time as possible at home. However, no previous systematic mixed studies reviews have synthesized evidence on patients' experiences of the advantages and challenges of telehealth in home-based palliative care.

Objective

In this systematic mixed studies review, we aimed to critically appraise and synthesize the findings from studies that investigated patients' use of telehealth in home-based palliative care, focusing on the advantages and challenges experienced by patients.

Methods

This is a systematic mixed studies review wi

SUBMITTER: Steindal SA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10131904 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature