From Cork to Budapest by Skype: living and dying.

Abstract:

:Effective communication is a prerequisite to the delivery of good palliative care. The increasing use of web-based technologies and social media challenges us to reassess traditional communication styles and to define appropriate applications of evolving technologies. The use of Skype, blogging and webcams by patients in our hospitals and hospices is increasing. As illustrated in this case, the availability of such technology enables patients and families to communicate across wide geographical boundaries. This has particular advantages in situations where family members cannot routinely attend at the hospital because of other commitments or distance. The authors report on the varying use of Skype video-telephony over the course of a cancer patient's illness from the initial treatment phase through to the final days and hours of life. The benefits and challenges of using such technologies in a hospital setting and particularly in end-of-life circumstances are discussed.

authors

Battley JE,Balding L,Gilligan O,O'Connell C,O'Brien T

doi

10.1136/bmjspcare-2012-000210

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2012-06-01 00:00:00

pages

168-9

issue

2

eissn

2045-435X

issn

2045-4368

pii

bmjspcare-2012-000210

journal_volume

2

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