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Palliative Video Consultation and Symptom Distress Among Rural Inpatients: A Randomized Clinical Trial

Description
Results of a study to assess whether culturally-based palliative care video consultation improves symptom distress compared with usual inpatient care without palliative care. Uses data collected from July 2020 to December 2023 from 3 rural hospitals in Alabama, Mississippi, and South Carolina.
Author(s)
Marie A. Bakitas, Shena Gazaway, Felicia Underwood, et al.
Citation
JAMA Network Open, 8(7), e2519426
Date
07/2025
Tagged as
Chronic disease management · Culture · Hospice and palliative care · Inpatient care · Telehealth · Alabama · Mississippi · South Carolina