Death in the Digital Age: A Systematic Review of Information and Communication Technologies in End-of-Life Care | Zendy

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Death in the Digital Age: A Systematic Review of Information and Communication Technologies in End-of-Life Care

Author(s) -

Kirsten Ostherr,

Peter V. Killoran,

Ross Shegog,

Éduardo Bruera

Publication year - 2015

Publication title -

journal of palliative medicine

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.986

H-Index - 90

eISSN - 1096-6218

pISSN - 1557-7740

DOI - 10.1089/jpm.2015.0341

Subject(s) - medicine , information and communications technology , end of life care , telehealth , psychological intervention , the internet , systematic review , population , videoconferencing , service (business) , ehealth , short message service , observational study , health care , internet privacy , telemedicine , medline , nursing , palliative care , medical education , multimedia , world wide web , business , computer science , telecommunications , marketing , political science , law , economics , economic growth , pathology , environmental health

End-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.

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