Qualitative Study for the Development of a Telemedicine System in Palliative Care

Miguel Sebastian Egoavil*, Daniel Flavio Condor, Miguel Alonso Pinazo-Vidal, Juan Manuel Quezada, Boris Manuel Fazio, Juan Carlos Bueno, Luis Enrique Peña, Jaime Farfán, Jose Gaspar De la Puente, Cesar Arce, Bregy Malpartida, Anthony Arostegui and Jose Enrique Pérez-Lu

Qualitative Study for the Development of a Telemedicine System in Palliative Care.

Technological advances in public health have allowed the life expectancy
of people to increase. However, new challenges appear in populations that age as the greatest number of chronic and oncological diseases requiring chronic and/or palliative care.

The use of Information and Communication Technologies can
optimize healthcare, and in the case of palliative care they could shorten the
distances between the specialist, the caregiver and the patient.

To know the needs of health professionals and caregivers of patients
who are in palliative care, regarding the management of information, knowledge, attitudes and the use of ICT in palliative care.

As part of the TeleJampiq project, a first phase of qualitative study
is developed. Family members’ information was obtained through two field reports and two interviews. Finally, the exploration of the needs and suggestions of palliative care specialists was carried out by ten in-depth interviews.

Through the data analysis we were able to identify three major themes in which the
results were classified: Management of information on chronic diseases and terminal
patients, knowledge
and actions in palliative care and use of ICT for palliative care.

Management of information on chronic diseases and terminal patients. It is
essential to draw a distinction between
terminability and palliation. Managing these concepts could
make a difference from the start of treatment.

Knowledge and actions in palliative care. Nonfamily caregivers’ knowledge of
the meaning of palliative care is like that of specialists. Use of ICT for palliative care.

The use of mobile devices among health personnel interviewed is overwhelming.

Palliat Med Hosp Care Open J. 2017; 3(2): 14-21. doi: 10.17140/PMHCOJ-3-122

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