Background: Over the last decade technology has rapidly changed the ability to provide home telehealth services. At the same time, pediatric palliative care has developed as a small, but distinct speciality. Understanding the experiences of providing home telehealth services in pediatric palliative care is therefore important

AC Smith

Anthony C Smith

B Johnston

D Tomlinson

DJ Cook

DP Oliver

DR Oliver

G Demiris

G Morgan

GC Doolittle

I Olver

J Maudlin

J Smith

Jeanine Young

KL Schmidt

KT Washington

L Kidd

M Bensink

M Laila

M-P Gagnon

MA Hebert

ME Bensink

MLA Trust, Milton Keynes Primary Care

N Bradford

N Coyle

Natalie Bradford

Nigel R Armfield

NL Young

P Whitten

PS Whitten

PT Dick

R Gaikwad

SH Woolf

V Hastings

PubMed

Background: Over the last decade technology has rapidly changed the ability to provide home telehealth services. At the same time, pediatric palliative care has developed as a small, but distinct speciality. Understanding the experiences of providing home telehealth services in pediatric palliative care is therefore important. Methods. A literature review was undertaken to identify and critically appraise published work relevant to the area. Studies were identified by searching the electronic databases Medline, CINAHL and Google Scholar. The reference list of each paper was also inspected to identify any further studies. Results: There were 33 studies that met the inclusion criteria of which only six were pediatric focussed. Outcome measures included effects on quality of life and anxiety, substitution of home visits, economic factors, barriers, feasibility, acceptability, satisfaction and readiness for telehealth. While studies generally identified benefits of using home telehealth in palliative care, the utilisation of home telehealth programs was limited by numerous challenges. Conclusion: Research in this area is challenging; ethical issues and logistical factors such as recruitment and attrition because of patient death make determining effectiveness of telehealth interventions difficult. Future research in home telehealth for the pediatric palliative care population should focus on the factors that influence acceptance of telehealth applications, including goals of care, access to alternative modes of care, perceived need for care, and comfort with using technology

Bradford, N K

Armfield, N R

Young, J

Smith, Anthony C

USC Research Bank - University of the Sunshine Coast

The case for home based telehealth in pediatric palliative care: A systematic review

Bradford, Natalie

Armfield, Nigel R.

Young, Jeanine

Smith, Anthony C.

University of Queensland eSpace

The case for home based telehealth in pediatric palliative care: a systematic review

Springer - Publisher Connector

Abstract Background Over the last decade technology has rapidly changed the ability to provide home telehealth services. At the same time, pediatric palliative care has developed as a small, but distinct speciality. Understanding the experiences of providing home telehealth services in pediatric palliative care is therefore important. Methods A literature review was undertaken to identify and critically appraise published work relevant to the area. Studies were identified by searching the electronic databases Medline, CINAHL and Google Scholar. The reference list of each paper was also inspected to identify any further studies. Results There were 33 studies that met the inclusion criteria of which only six were pediatric focussed. Outcome measures included effects on quality of life and anxiety, substitution of home visits, economic factors, barriers, feasibility, acceptability, satisfaction and readiness for telehealth. While studies generally identified benefits of using home telehealth in palliative care, the utilisation of home telehealth programs was limited by numerous challenges. Conclusion Research in this area is challenging; ethical issues and logistical factors such as recruitment and attrition because of patient death make determining effectiveness of telehealth interventions difficult. Future research in home telehealth for the pediatric palliative care population should focus on the factors that influence acceptance of telehealth applications, including goals of care, access to alternative modes of care, perceived need for care, and comfort with using technology.</p

Bradford Natalie

Armfield Nigel R

Young Jeanine

Smith Anthony C

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BMC Palliative Care

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