Web-based videoconferencing for rural palliative care consultation with elderly patients at home

Providing specialized palliative care support to elderly patients in rural areas can be challenging. The purpose of this study was to gain a preliminary understanding of the experience of using mobile web-based videoconferencing (WBVC) for conducting in-home palliative care consults with elderly rural patients with life-limiting illness. This was a descriptive, exploratory, proof-of-concept study with a convenience sample of 10 WBVC visits. A...