Cancer Survivors' Experience With Telehealth: A Systematic Review and Thematic Synthesis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Net survival rates of cancer are increasing worldwide, placing a strain on health service provision. There is a drive to transfer the care of cancer survivors-individuals living with and beyond cancer-to the community and encourage them to play an active role in their own care. Telehealth, the use of technology in remote exchange of data and communication between patients and health care professionals (HCPs), is an important contributor to this evolving model of care. Telehealth interventions are "complex," and understanding patient experiences of them is important in evaluating their impact. However, a wider view of patient experience is lacking as qualitative studies detailing cancer survivor engagement with telehealth are yet to be synthesized.

Objective

To sys

SUBMITTER: Cox A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5259589 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature