Telemedicine Use Among Caregivers of Cancer Patients: Systematic Review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The number of published studies and systematic reviews examining different telehealth interventions targeting patients and their effects on patients' well-being and quality of life have grown in recent decades. However, the use of telemedicine tools aimed at the family members and caregivers of adult cancer patients is less defined.

Objective

We aimed to conduct a systematic review to provide a more complete picture regarding telemedicine tools for informal caregivers (usually family members or close friends) implemented in all phases of cancer care. More specifically, the review aimed to better describe the study samples' characteristics, to analyze measured outcomes and the specific questionnaires used to assess them, and to describe in depth the implemented int

SUBMITTER: Marzorati C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6028768 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature