Technology in palliative care: steering a new direction or accidental drift?
Technological advances have been helpful in alleviating the suffering of many dying patients. For some, however, use of technology appears to augment distress. This article presents a discussion of issues associated with use of technology in palliative care nursing: pain management approaches, use of invasive procedures, decision-making concerns, the ways in which technology may serve as replacement for other types of care, and cost considerations.
Tinnelly
K
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Silver Chain Hospice Care Service, Perth, Western Australia.
Kristjanson
L J
LJ
McCallion
A
A
Cousins
K
K
D020811:Biomedical Technology; D003657:Decision Making; D017048:Health Care Costs; D006801:Humans; D009723:Nurse-Patient Relations; D010146:Pain / Q000188:drug therapy; D010166:Palliative Care / Q000639:trends*