Table 4.
Results describing efficacy of eHealth system for palliative care.
| Author, year | Results |
| Kallen 2012 [10] | Improved contact with caregivers; better quality of care |
| Koczwara 2010 [11] | Curriculum influences practice of health professionals |
| Lind 2004 [12] | Improved contact with caregivers; better quality of care |
| Lind 2008 [13] | Improved contact with caregivers; better quality of care |
| Maudlin 2006 [15] | Lower number of hospitalizations, emergency room visits, and bed days; reduced costs |
| McCall 2008 [16] | Helpful for patients; useful or detecting symptoms earlier |
| Paré 2009 [18] | Reduction of documentation efforts; more time for direct care |
| Walker 2006 [23] | 28 patients prefer PDA (personal digital assistant) questionnaires; 10 patients prefer paper; 16 had no preference. |