Understanding Experiences of Telehealth in Palliative Care: Photo Interview Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

It is widely accepted that the COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated the era of online health care delivery, including within community palliative care. This study was part of a larger project involving a collaboration between universities, health care services, government agencies, and software developers that sought to enhance an existing telehealth (video call) platform with additional features to improve both patient and health care professional (HCP) experience in a palliative care context.

Objective

The aim of this study was to understand palliative care patients' and HCPs' experiences of telehealth delivery in a palliative care context in Victoria, Australia. For the purposes of this study, telehealth included consultations by both video and telephone calls. By

SUBMITTER: Kalla M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11835783 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature