A systematic review of telehealth in palliative care: Caregiver outcomes

Telemedicine and e-Health

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 288-294

  Zheng, Yongqiang ^a   Head, Barbara A ^b   Schapmire, Tara J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE   (United States)

^b University of Louisville School of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

caregiver; hospice care; intervention; palliative care; telehealth

Indexed keywords

MEDICAL COMPUTING; POPULATION STATISTICS; RISK ASSESSMENT;

CAREGIVER; HOSPICE CARE; INTERVENTION; PALLIATIVE CARE; TELEHEALTH;

QUALITY CONTROL;

ANXIETY; CAREGIVER; HUMAN; MENTAL STRESS; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; QUALITY OF LIFE; TELEMEDICINE; THERAPY;

ANXIETY; CAREGIVERS; HUMANS; PALLIATIVE CARE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUALITY OF LIFE; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TELEMEDICINE;

EID: 84962128771     PISSN: 15305627     EISSN: 15563669     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/tmj.2015.0090     Document Type: Review

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