ArticleThe American journal of hospice & palliative care2024
Technology to Support Older Adults in Home Palliative Care: A Scoping Review.
Article in The American journal of hospice & palliative care, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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8 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 19 citations in OpenAlex.
- Effectiveness of and implementation requirements for telehealth in palliative care patients with advanced cancer: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Palliative medicine · 2026Pooled it
- Nurse-led tele-palliative care for symptom management and family support: A hybrid umbrella review of reviews and primary studies.Palliative & supportive care · 2026Pooled it
- Models, components and outcomes of palliative and end-of-life care provided to adults living at home: A systematic umbrella review of reviews.Palliative medicine · 2025Pooled it
- Mobile Health in Home-Based Palliative Care: Realist Review of Contextual Factors and Mechanisms Influencing Outcomes.JMIR mHealth and uHealth · 2026Review
- Use of Health and Welfare Technology in Palliative Care: State-of-the-Art Review.Journal of medical Internet research · 2026Review
- Perceived usefulness of new technologies in palliative care volunteering: mixed-methods study with stakeholders.BMC palliative care · 2025Article
- The Use of Technology to Deliver In-Home Aged Care Services: Mixed Methods Study of Australian Staff Perspectives.JMIR aging · 2025Article
- Surfacing Technology Routines While Studying Videoconferencing Among Older Adults with Cognitive Concerns.Proceedings of the SIGCHI conference on human factors in computing systems. CHI Conference · 2025Article
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6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
backgroundToday, many older adults use health technologies, approach their final days with laptops, smartphones, and tablets.
methodsWe conducted a scoping review following the methodology of Arksey and O'Malley. A literature search was conducted in the MEDLINE, Embase, Web of Science, SCOPUS, PsycINFO, CINAHL, Ilisi and Google Scholar databases.
resultsFourteen eligible papers identified various tools available in clinical practice and found that most older adults are comfortable and satisfied using them. Despite being physically distanced from clinicians, patients felt cared for even though eye contact was lacking. Being unfamiliar with technology emerged as a barrier to telepalliative care in addition to difficulties caused by screen size and internet connection problems.
conclusionsOlder adults in palliative care at home perceive technology as a means of receiving efficient care. However, future research is needed to investigate what they look for in a technological tool and to develop more suitable technologies for them. CLINICAL
trial registrationThe protocol of this study has been published in the Open Science Framework (OSF) preregistrations at https://osf.io/acv7q to enhance replicability and transparency and reduce any publication or reporting bias.
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