The role of teledentistry in oral cancer patients during the COVID-19 pandemic: an integrative literature review.

Autor: da Silva HEC; Dentistry Department, Faculty of Health Science, Brasilia University, Brasilia, Brazil. helbertcardososilva@gmail.com.; UnB - Campus Universitário Darcy Ribeiro, Braisilia, DF, 70910-900, Brazil. helbertcardososilva@gmail.com., Santos GNM; Dentistry Department, Faculty of Health Science, Brasilia University, Brasilia, Brazil., Leite AF; Dentistry Department, Faculty of Health Science, Brasilia University, Brasilia, Brazil., Mesquita CRM; Dentistry Department, Faculty of Health Science, Brasilia University, Brasilia, Brazil., de Souza Figueiredo PT; Dentistry Department, Faculty of Health Science, Brasilia University, Brasilia, Brazil., Dos Reis PED; Nursing Department, Faculty of Health Science, Brasilia University, Brasilia, Brazil., Stefani CM; Dentistry Department, Faculty of Health Science, Brasilia University, Brasilia, Brazil., de Melo NS; Dentistry Department, Faculty of Health Science, Brasilia University, Brasilia, Brazil.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer [Support Care Cancer] 2021 Dec; Vol. 29 (12), pp. 7209-7223. Date of Electronic Publication: 2021 Jul 05.
DOI: 10.1007/s00520-021-06398-0
Abstrakt: Objectives: This integrative review aimed to assess the benefits of the use of teledentistry for patients undergoing treatment of oral and head and neck cancer during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Materials and Methods: We searched in PubMed, Cochrane, Scopus, Web of Science, Lilacs, Embase, Open Grey, Google Scholar, and Jstor databases for studies referring to the management, control, and assistance, through teledentistry, to patients with oral and head and neck cancer during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Results: We found 356 references in the databases, 209 after duplicates removal, 23 met criteria for full-text reading, and 11 studies were included for qualitative synthesis, in four categories: virtual visits, use of remote technology, patient's satisfaction, multidisciplinary approach in teledentistry. We found that 78% of patients currently preferred teledentistry; 92% of patients would recommend the use of video consultation to other patients. The continuity of dental care, the reduction of patient visits to the hospital, the reduction of the risk of infection with the coronavirus, and limitation of face-to-face consultations to protect health professionals are benefits that reinforce the use of teledentistry by health institutions. Two studies showed patients' satisfaction with the use of teledentistry in monitoring cancer patients and showed an improvement in quality of life.
Conclusions: The teledentistry, as a remote technology for monitoring patients with oral and head and neck cancer, is well accepted by patients in preliminary studies. Although these studies pointed out some benefits of using remote technologies for the care of cancer patients, further robust scientific evidence is still needed in this regard.
(© 2021. The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer-Verlag GmbH Germany, part of Springer Nature.)
Databáze: MEDLINE
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