Audio-visual communication and its use in palliative care Journal Article
| Authors: | Coyle, N.; Khojainova, N.; Francavilla, J. M.; Gonzales, G. R. |
| Article Title: | Audio-visual communication and its use in palliative care |
| Abstract: | The technology of telemedicine has been used for over 20 years, involving different areas of medicine, providing medical care for the geographically isolated patients, and uniting geographically isolated clinicians. Today audio-visual technology may be useful in palliative care for the patients lacking access to medical services due to the medical condition rather than geographic isolation. We report results of a three-month trial of using audio-visual communications as a complementary tool in care for a complex palliative care patient. Benefits of this system to the patient included 1) a daily limited physical examination, 2) screening for a need for a clinical visit or admission, 3) lip reading by the deaf patient, 4) satisfaction by the patient and the caregivers with this form of communication as a complement to telephone communication. A brief overview of the historical prospective on telemedicine and a listing of applied telemedicine programs are provided. © U.S. Cancer Pain Relief Committee, 2002. |
| Keywords: | adult; patient satisfaction; clinical feature; disease course; case report; brain tumor; palliative care; quality of life; palliative therapy; screening; caregiver; physical examination; medical care; medical service; hearing impairment; telephone; aspiration pneumonia; audiovisual equipment; telemedicine; audiovisual aids; telecommunication; humans; human; male; article; audio-visual communication; teleeye; lip reading |
| Journal Title: | Journal of Pain and Symptom Management |
| Volume: | 23 |
| Issue: | 2 |
| ISSN: | 0885-3924 |
| Publisher: | Elsevier Inc. |
| Date Published: | 2002-02-01 |
| Start Page: | 171 |
| End Page: | 175 |
| Language: | English |
| DOI: | 10.1016/s0885-3924(01)00402-x |
| PUBMED: | 11844640 |
| PROVIDER: | scopus |
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| Notes: | Export Date: 14 November 2014 -- Source: Scopus |
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