SynthesisJournal of palliative medicine2016
Death in the Digital Age: A Systematic Review of Information and Communication Technologies in End-of-Life Care.
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29 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 89 citations in OpenAlex.
- Role of Digital Health on Palliative Care: Umbrella Review.Journal of medical Internet research · 2025Pooled it
- The impact of digital health interventions on the psychological outcomes of patients and families receiving paediatric palliative care: A systematic review and narrative synthesis.Palliative medicine · 2021Pooled it
- The evidence supporting educational videos for patients and caregivers receiving hospice and palliative care: A systematic review.Patient education and counseling · 2020Pooled it
- Hope-Based Program for Portuguese Outpatients with Advanced Chronic Illness in a Community Setting: A Randomized Control Trial.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Trial
- Digital Framing in End-of-Life Communication: Constructing "Good Death" Support in the Discourse of Hospice Care Institutions in the UK and Hong Kong.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Shared Decision Making and Advance Care Planning in the Context of Promoting Home Medical Care in Japan: A Narrative Review.Geriatrics & gerontology international · 2026Review
- Use of mobile app "SUPPORT+" to enhance community palliative care in patients with advanced cancer: A prospective study.Palliative care and social practice · 2025Article
- A model for integrating palliative care into Eastern Mediterranean health systems with a primary care approach.BMC palliative care · 2024Article
- Technology to Support Older Adults in Home Palliative Care: A Scoping Review.The American journal of hospice & palliative care · 2024Article
- A Personalized and Interactive Web-Based Advance Care Planning Intervention for Older Adults (Koda Health): Pilot Feasibility Study.JMIR aging · 2024Article
- Information and Communication Technologies to Support the Provision of Respite Care Services: Scoping Review.JMIR nursing · 2023Article
- Older adults' experiences with using information and communication technology and tech support services in New York City: findings and recommendations for post-pandemic digital pedagogy for older adults.Frontiers in psychology · 2023Article
- Clients and professionals elicit long-term care preferences by using 'What matters to me': A process evaluation in the Netherlands.Health & social care in the community · 2022Article
- Exploring the Use of Wearable Sensors and Natural Language Processing Technology to Improve Patient-Clinician Communication: Protocol for a Feasibility Study.JMIR research protocols · 2022Article
- Digital interventions for promoting sun protection and skin self-examination behaviors: A systematic review.Preventive medicine reports · 2022Review
- Health-Seeking Behaviors in Mozambique: A Mini-Study of Ethnonursing.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- End-of-Life Wishes Among Non-Hispanic Black and White Middle-Aged and Older Adults.Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities · 2021Article
- Palliative care providers' use of digital health and perspectives on technological innovation: a national study.BMC palliative care · 2021Article
- Digital health interventions in palliative care: a systematic meta-review.NPJ digital medicine · 2021Review
- Dissemination and Implementation of Palliative Care in Oncology.Journal of clinical oncology : official journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology · 2020Review
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Abstract
backgroundEnd-of-life (EOL) communication plays a critical role in ensuring that patients receive care concordant with their wishes and experience high quality of life. As the baby boomer population ages, scalable models of end-of-life communication will be needed to ensure that patients receive appropriate care. Information and communication technologies (ICTs) may help address the needs of this generation; however, few resources exist to guide the use of ICTs in EOL care.
objectiveThe primary objective was to identify the ICTs being used in EOL communication. The secondary objective was to compare the effectiveness of different ICTs in EOL communication.
methodsThe study was a systematic review, following Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidelines. We systematically searched seven databases for experimental and observational studies on EOL communication between doctors and patients using ICTs, published in 1997-2013.
resultsThe review identified 38 relevant articles. Eleven types of technology were identified: video, website, telephone, videoconferencing, e-mail, telemonitoring, Internet search, compact disc, fax, PalmPilot, and short message service (SMS) text messaging. ICTs were most commonly used to provide information or education, serve as decision aids, promote advance care planning (ACP), and relieve physical symptom distress.
conclusionsThe use of ICTs in EOL care is a small but growing field of research. Additional research is needed to adapt older, analog technologies for use in the digital age. Many of the interventions discussed in this review do not take full advantage of the affordances of mobile, connected health ICTs. The growing evidence base for e-health applications in related fields should guide future interventions in EOL care.
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