Consumers With Cancer Said Quality Of Life After Palliative Care Services Via Telehealth Was As Good As With In-Person Care

People with advanced lung cancer who received palliative care via telehealth for 24 weeks reported quality-of-life scores that were equivalent to the scores of those who received in-person palliative care. The palliative care services for those who received telehealth services, and for those who received traditional in-person services, were started within 12 weeks after diagnosis. Quality of life was assessed every 12 weeks for both groups.

The video visit group received an average of 4.7 visits, and the in-person group averaged 4.9 visits. At the 24-week assessment, those who received telehealth palliative . . .