Community Tele-pal: A community-developed, culturally based palliative care tele-consult randomized controlled trial for African American and White Rural southern elders with a life-limiting illness

Community Tele-pal: A community-developed, culturally based palliative care tele-consult randomized controlled trial for African American and White Rural southern elders with a life-limiting illness

Abstract Background Patients living in rural areas experience a variety of unmet needs that result in healthcare disparities. The triple threat of rural geography, racial inequities, and older age hinders access to high-quality palliative care (PC) for a significant proportion of Americans. Rural pa...

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Main Authors: Kristen Allen Watts, Shena Gazaway, Emily Malone, Ronit Elk, Rodney Tucker, Susan McCammon, Michele Goldhagen, Jacob Graham, Veronica Tassin, Joshua Hauser, Sidney Rhoades, Marjorie Kagawa-Singer, Eric Wallace, James McElligott, Richard Kennedy, Marie Bakitas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-07-01
Series:Trials
Subjects:
Palliative care
Tele-health
Tele-consultation
Rural hospitals
African Americans
Whites
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13063-020-04567-w

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