ArticlePloS one2022
The use of telehealth in the provision of after-hours palliative care services in rural and remote Australia: A scoping review.
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14 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Role of Digital Health on Palliative Care: Umbrella Review.Journal of medical Internet research · 2025Pooled it
- Patient and family perspectives on rural palliative care models: A systematic review and meta-synthesis.Palliative medicine · 2024Pooled it
- The effectiveness of out-of-hours palliative care telephone advice lines: A rapid systematic review.Palliative medicine · 2024Pooled it
- Estimating the need for palliative care services in Australia by 2042.BMC palliative care · 2026Article
- Use of Health and Welfare Technology in Palliative Care: State-of-the-Art Review.Journal of medical Internet research · 2026Review
- Efficacy of telemedicine for cancer patients in outpatient palliative care setting: Protocol of a randomized, open-label, non-inferiority study.Palliative care and social practice · 2026Article
- Perception and attitude of specialist nurses on "Internet + Nursing Service": a mixed-methods study with qualitative exploration from patients and families.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
- A modified world café approach to identify the core components of palliative care models for underserved populations.BMC health services research · 2025Article
- Delivering home-based palliative care during COVID-19 in Taiwan: a qualitative study with interdisciplinary team members.BMC palliative care · 2025Article
- A rapid review of the evidence for online interventions for bereavement support.Palliative medicine · 2025Review
- 'Technology in end-of-life care is very important': the view of nurses regarding technology and end-of-life care.BMC nursing · 2024Article
- "Let's put it this way: you can't really live without it" - digital technologies in routine palliative care delivery: an explorative qualitative study with patients and their family caregivers in Germany.BMC health services research · 2024Article
- Barriers and facilitators to utilizing digital health technologies by healthcare professionals.NPJ digital medicine · 2023Review
- Palliative care for chronic respiratory diseases in low- and middle-income countries: a narrative review.Therapeutic advances in respiratory diseaseReview
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Abstract
backgroundAccessing quality palliative care, especially at the end of life is vital in reducing physical and emotional distress and optimising quality of life. For people living in rural and remote Australia, telehealth services can be effective in providing access to after-hours palliative care.
objectiveTo review and map the available evidence on the use of telehealth in providing after-hours palliative care services in rural and remote Australia.
methodScoping review using Arksey and O'Malley methodological framework. Findings are reported in accordance with the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic reviews and Meta-Analyses extension for Scoping Reviews (PRISMA-ScR). Scopus, Web of Science, CINAHL Complete, Embase via Ovid, Emcare via Ovid, and Medline via Ovid databases were searched. Peer-reviewed studies and grey literature published in English from 2000 to May 2021 were included.
resultsTwelve studies were included in the review. Four main themes were identified: 1) Stakeholder perceptions of service; 2) benefits to services and users; 3) service challenges; and 4) recommendations for service improvement.
conclusionTelehealth can connect patients and families with healthcare professionals and enable patients to continue receiving care at home. However, challenges relating to patients, service, staff skills, and experience need to be overcome to ensure the success and sustainability of this service. Improved communication and care coordination, better access to patient records, and ongoing healthcare professional education are required. IMPLICATIONS: Protocols, comprehensive policy documents and standardized operating procedures to guide healthcare professionals to provide after-hours palliative care is needed. Ongoing education and training for staff is crucial in managing patients' symptoms. Existing service gaps need to be explored and alternative models of after-hours palliative care need to be tested.
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