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Health Technologies Expand Palliative Care Access
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A 2026 state-of-the-art review in Journal of Medical Internet Research analyzed 94 empirical studies on health and welfare technologies (HWT) used in adult palliative care. It finds HWT can increase access, continuity, symptom management, and support home-based care, but identifies implementation challenges and cautions regarding patient selection and potential impacts on care quality.
Key Points
- 1Identified 94 empirical studies demonstrating diverse HWT applications across palliative care settings and modalities.
- 2Demonstrated potential to increase access, continuity, symptom management, and support for home-based palliative care.
- 3Recommend cautious, patient-specific adoption due to quality concerns, implementation challenges, and caregiver impacts.
Scoring Rationale
Comprehensive synthesis of 94 studies provides practical insights; limited novelty beyond collating existing telehealth and digital-health evidence.
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