ArticleBMC palliative care2023
Exploring the telehealth readiness and its related factors among palliative care specialist nurses: a cross-sectional study in China.
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- Nurse-Delivered Telehealth in Home-Based Palliative Care: Integrative Systematic Review.Journal of medical Internet research · 2025Pooled it
- Nurses' Perspectives on the Integration of Telehealth in Palliative Care: A Qualitative Descriptive Study.Nursing open · 2026Article
- Mobile Health in Home-Based Palliative Care: Realist Review of Contextual Factors and Mechanisms Influencing Outcomes.JMIR mHealth and uHealth · 2026Review
- Current status and influencing factors of telehealth readiness among nurses: A multicenter cross-sectional study in Ningxia, China.PloS one · 2026Article
- Telehealth readiness among Saudi nurses: the critical role of innovative self-efficacy.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
- Readiness of health professionals for telemedicine implementation: multi-centered cross-sectional study in public hospitals, South Ethiopia.Frontiers in digital health · 2025Article
- Experiences of family caregivers of patients with end-of-life cancer during the transition from hospital to home palliative care: a qualitative study.BMC palliative care · 2024Article
- Nursing informatics competency and its associated factors among palliative care nurses: an online survey in mainland China.BMC nursing · 2024Article
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Abstract
backgroundsThe majority of Chinese people who are nearing the end of their lives prefer to receive home-based palliative care. Telehealth, as a new service model, has the potential to meet the increasing demand for this service, especially in remote areas with limited resources. However, nurse-led telehealth-based palliative care services are still in the pilot implementation phase. Assessing the telehealth readiness among palliative care specialist nurses and identifying associated factors is crucial to facilitate the successful implementation of telehealth services. Therefore, this study aimed to examine TH readiness and its related factors among Chinese palliative care specialist nurses.
methodsFour hundred nine Chinese palliative care specialist nurses from 28 provinces or municipalities participated in this study between July and August 2022. The Chinese version of Telehealth Readiness Assessment Tools (TRAT-C), and Innovative Self-Efficacy Scale (ISES-C) were used to assess the degree of TH readiness and the levels of innovative self-efficacy.
resultsThe total score of the TRAT-C was 65.31 ± 9.09, and the total score of ISES was 29.27 ± 5.78. The statistically significant factors that influenced telehealth readiness were the experience of using telehealth platforms or services, the willingness to provide telehealth to patients, and the level of nurses' innovative self-efficacy. The innovative self-efficacy is positively correlated to telehealth readiness (r = 0.482, P < 0.01). These related factors could explain 27.3% of the difference in telehealth readiness.
conclusionThe telehealth readiness of Chinese palliative care specialist nurses are at a moderate level. Measures such as providing incentives to promote nurses' innovation self-efficacy by nurse managers, and establishing a comprehensive telehealth training system for palliative care specialist nurses should be taken to facilitate the implementation of telehealth services in the field of palliative care.
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