Aldana Grecia Lined, Evoh Onyinyechi Vanessa, Reddy Akhila
Department of Palliative, Rehabilitation, and Integrative Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
Cancers (Basel). 2023 Mar 16;15(6):1809. doi: 10.3390/cancers15061809.
Cancer patients receiving palliative care may face significant challenges in attending outpatient appointments. Patients on controlled substances such as opioids require frequent visits and often rely on assistive devices and/or a caregiver to accompany them to these visits. In addition, pain, fatigue, and shortness of breath may magnify the challenges associated with in-person visits. The rapid adoption of telemedicine in response to the COVID-19 pandemic has proven to be highly beneficial for advanced cancer patients and caregivers. The hurried COVID-19-related implementation of telemedicine is now evolving into a permanent platform for providing palliative care. This review will focus on the best practices and recommendations to deliver high-quality, interdisciplinary tele-palliative care.
接受姑息治疗的癌症患者在门诊预约就诊时可能面临重大挑战。使用阿片类等管制药物的患者需要频繁就诊,且往往依赖辅助设备和/或护理人员陪同他们前往就诊。此外,疼痛、疲劳和呼吸急促可能会加剧与亲自就诊相关的挑战。事实证明,为应对新冠疫情而迅速采用的远程医疗对晚期癌症患者和护理人员非常有益。与新冠疫情相关的仓促实施的远程医疗如今正在演变成一个提供姑息治疗的永久性平台。本综述将聚焦于提供高质量跨学科远程姑息治疗的最佳实践和建议。