mHealth Intelligence January 19, 2024
An audio-only telehealth intervention delivering palliative care to patients with chronic conditions improved quality of life scores, research shows.
A team providing palliative care via audio-only telehealth helped improve the quality of life for adults with chronic conditions like chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), heart failure, and interstitial lung disease (ILD), according to a study published in JAMA.
Quality of life for COPD, heart failure, and ILD patients worsens as the diseases progress, and symptoms, such as breathlessness and pain, persist over time, the study noted. Thus, these patients are ideal candidates for early palliative care along with disease-specific treatments. However, access to palliative care is limited in the United States, partly due to the lack of palliative care specialists.
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