Leveraging Telehealth for Delivery of Palliative Care to Remote Communities: A Rapid Review.

ABSTRACT: Background: Palliative care encompasses supportive health care for patients at any stage of illness aimed at relieving symptoms, controlling pain, managing stress, offering respite for caregivers, and optimizing the quality of life. Objective: To explore strategies for increasing access to palliative care among individuals living in remote/rural communities, a rapid review was conducted on studies that explored the use of telehealth applications with this population. Methods: From December 2019 to February 2020, the PRISMA methodology was used to gather peer-reviewed studies published in the English language. MedLine, Google Scholar, and EBSCO were searched; no date limitations were set. Given the diversity of study methodologies and outcomes, the findings were synthes

SUBMITTER: Gordon B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9286776 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature