Smart health rehabilitation in palliative care during the COVID-19 era

Int J Palliat Nurs. 2022 Dec 2;28(12):558-561. doi: 10.12968/ijpn.2022.28.12.558.

Abstract

Mobile device-based healthcare has emerged as a game-changing method of telerehabilitation. Society, including the scientific community, is paying more attention to smart health rehabilitation during the COVID-19 era. This study provides a review of smart health rehabilitation in palliative care. Alongside monitoring, some systems provide additional patient-caregiver communication and progress management. The findings of this study may aid researchers and clinicians in the development of smartphone-based rehabilitation systems' functionalities and interactions, as well as in the selection of technology in palliative care during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Keywords: COVID-19; palliative care; smart health; technology rehabilitation.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • COVID-19*
  • Hospice and Palliative Care Nursing*
  • Humans
  • Palliative Care
  • Pandemics
  • Smartphone