Patient Portals to Support Palliative and End-of-Life Care: Scoping Review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Although patient portals are widely used for health promotion, little is known about the use of palliative care and end-of-life (PCEOL) portal tools available for patients and caregivers.

Objective

This study aims to identify and assess the user perspectives of PCEOL portal tools available to patients and caregivers described and evaluated in the literature.

Methods

We performed a scoping review of the academic literature directed by the PRISMA (Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-analyses) extension for Scoping Review and searched three databases. Sources were included if they reported the development or testing of a feature, resource, tool, or intervention; focused on at least one PCEOL domain defined by the National Coalition for Ho

SUBMITTER: Ingle MP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8485198 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature