Abstract

Tele-hospice is changing the provision of on-demand hospice and palliative care. A retrospective, descriptive study was completed examining comfort and emotional support that caregivers of community-based hospice patients derived from using electronic tablets. 667 survey responses were obtained. Data analysis included Pearson product moment correlations and Wilcoxon signed ranks tests.

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Author Details

Patricia L. Cameron, PhD, RN, School of Nursing, Oakland University, Rochester Hills, Michigan, USA

Sigma Membership

Lambda

Lead Author Affiliation

Oakland University, Rochester, Michigan, USA

Type

Presentation-Oral Standard Event

Format Type

Text-based Document, Video Recording

Study Design/Type

N/A

Research Approach

N/A

Keywords:

Caregiver, Comfort, Tele-hospice

Conference Name

31st International Nursing Research Congress

Conference Host

Sigma Theta Tau International

Conference Location

Virtual Event

Conference Year

2020

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Caregiver comfort with tele-hospice

Virtual Event

Tele-hospice is changing the provision of on-demand hospice and palliative care. A retrospective, descriptive study was completed examining comfort and emotional support that caregivers of community-based hospice patients derived from using electronic tablets. 667 survey responses were obtained. Data analysis included Pearson product moment correlations and Wilcoxon signed ranks tests.