Role of Digital Health on Palliative Care: Umbrella Review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Digital health (DH) provides a valuable opportunity for accessible and efficient palliative care delivery. In recent years, an expanding body of systematic reviews and meta-analyses has examined DH-based interventions in palliative care. However, their conclusions regarding effects remain inconsistent, often constrained by methodological limitations and the variable quality of primary studies, making it difficult to form a coherent appraisal.

Objective

This umbrella review aimed to examine, appraise, and synthesize previous systematic reviews and evaluate the role of DH-based services on palliative care, and to identify barriers to using DH-based services in these settings.

Methods

Systematic reviews with or without meta-analysis focusing on DH within palli

SUBMITTER: Guo J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12605284 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature