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

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dc.citation.firstpage408en_US
dc.citation.issueNumber4en_US
dc.citation.journalTitleJournal of Palliative Medicineen_US
dc.citation.lastpage420en_US
dc.citation.volumeNumber19en_US
dc.contributor.authorOstherr, Kirstenen_US
dc.contributor.authorKilloran, Peteren_US
dc.contributor.authorShegog, Rossen_US
dc.contributor.authorBruera, Eduardoen_US
dc.date.accessioned2016-11-10T22:23:40Zen_US
dc.date.available2016-11-10T22:23:40Zen_US
dc.date.issued2016en_US
dc.description.abstractBackground: 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. Objective: The primary objective was to identify the ICTs being used in EOL communication. The secondary objective was to compare the effectiveness of different ICTs in EOL communication. Methods: The study was a systematic review, following Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidelines. We systematically searched seven databases for experimental and observational studies on EOL communication between doctors and patients using ICTs, published in 1997ﾖ2013. Results: The review identified 38 relevant articles. Eleven types of technology were identified: video, website, telephone, videoconferencing, e-mail, telemonitoring, Internet search, compact disc, fax, PalmPilot, and short message service (SMS) text messaging. ICTs were most commonly used to provide information or education, serve as decision aids, promote advance care planning (ACP), and relieve physical symptom distress. Conclusions: The use of ICTs in EOL care is a small but growing field of research. Additional research is needed to adapt older, analog technologies for use in the digital age. Many of the interventions discussed in this review do not take full advantage of the affordances of mobile, connected health ICTs. The growing evidence base for e-health applications in related fields should guide future interventions in EOL care.en_US
dc.identifier.citationOstherr, Kirsten, Killoran, Peter, Shegog, Ross, et al.. "Death in the Digital Age: A Systematic Review of Information and Communication Technologies in End-of-Life Care." <i>Journal of Palliative Medicine,</i> 19, no. 4 (2016) Mary Ann Liebert, Inc.: 408-420. http://dx.doi.org/10.1089/jpm.2015.0341.en_US
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.1089/jpm.2015.0341en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1911/92698en_US
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisherMary Ann Liebert, Inc.en_US
dc.rightsThis Open Access article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly credited.en_US
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/en_US
dc.titleDeath in the Digital Age: A Systematic Review of Information and Communication Technologies in End-of-Life Careen_US
dc.typeJournal articleen_US
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