The goal of this study is the assess the use of remote monitoring of vital signs using commercially available medical devices in patients with advanced cancer admitted to a hospice inpatient unit for end-of-life care.
The objectives of the study are:
1. could remote monitoring of vital signs improve patient care through the earlier identification of infections and other (potentially reversible) problems;
2. could remote monitoring of vital signs improve the accuracy of our estimates about how long a person has to live; and c) determine the relationship between complaints of pain / other symptoms and vital signs.