The effect of weekly specialist palliative care teleconsultations in patients with advanced cancer –a randomized clinical trial

The effect of weekly specialist palliative care teleconsultations in patients with advanced cancer –a randomized clinical trial

Abstract Background Teleconsultation seems to be a promising intervention for providing palliative care to home-dwelling patients; however, its effect on clinically relevant outcome measures remains largely unexplored. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to determine whether weekly teleconsulta...

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Main Authors: Patrick D. Hoek, Henk J. Schers, Ewald M. Bronkhorst, Kris C. P. Vissers, Jeroen G. J. Hasselaar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-06-01
Series:BMC Medicine
Subjects:
Telemedicine
Teleconsultations
Advanced cancer
Palliative care
Symptom burden
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12916-017-0866-9

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