Palliative care follow-up for cancer patients combining day-hospital visits and telemedicine: What feasibility?

Valerie Mauries-Saffon¹, Alfonsina Faya-Robles^2,3, Marie Bourgouin¹, Sebastien Lamy^4,5, Nathalie Caunes-Hilary¹, Bettina Couderc^1,3

¹Department of palliative care, Claudius Regaud-Oncopole, Toulouse cedex 9, France.

²Regard Social (Association loi 1901 - Sciences Humaines et Sociales, Santé, sociétés), Toulouse, France.

³Department Bioethics, CERPOP, UMR 1295, Inserm - Toulouse University: "Trajectoires d'innovations en santé: enjeux bioéthiques et sociétaux" Toulouse cedex, France.

⁴Department Equity, CERPOP, UMR 1295, Inserm - Toulouse University: "Trajectoires d'innovations en santé: enjeux bioéthiques et sociétaux", Toulouse cedex, France.

⁵Unit for prevention and reduction in cancer inequalities, Claudius Regaud Oncopole, Toulouse cedex 9, France.

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Abstract

BACKGROUND: Due to the increasing life expectancy of patients with cancer, palliative care services are increasingly solicited to provide follow-up for individuals living at home. The implementation of teleconsultations represents a potential solution to extend access to palliative care follow-up to a larger number of patients. The aim of this study is to demonstrate the a priori acceptance of tel…

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