Perception of Telehealth During the COVID-19 Pandemic Among Survivors of Gynecologic Cancer.

Autor: Quam N; Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Women's Health, Division of Gynecologic Oncology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA., Stenzel AE; Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Women's Health, Division of Gynecologic Oncology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA.; Program in Health Disparities Research, Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA., Brown K; Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Women's Health, Division of Gynecologic Oncology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA., Jewett P; Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Women's Health, Division of Gynecologic Oncology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA.; Division of Hematology, Oncology, and Transplantation, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA., Parsons HM; Division of Health Policy and Management, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA., Hui J; Department of Surgery, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA., Ghebre RG; Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Women's Health, Division of Gynecologic Oncology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA., Blaes A; Division of Hematology, Oncology, and Transplantation, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA., Teoh D; Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Women's Health, Division of Gynecologic Oncology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA., Vogel RI; Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Women's Health, Division of Gynecologic Oncology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: The oncologist [Oncologist] 2022 Jun 08; Vol. 27 (6), pp. 512-515.
DOI: 10.1093/oncolo/oyac041
Abstrakt: Our objective was to assess gynecologic cancer survivor preferences for telehealth cancer care. Gynecologic cancer survivors participating in a prospective cohort study were invited to complete a cross-sectional survey regarding their experience with and preferences for telehealth. Of 188 participants, 48.9% had undergone a telehealth visit since March 2020, and 53.7% reported a preference for exclusively in-person visits for their cancer care and surveillance. Furthermore, 80.5% of participants were satisfied with the telehealth care they received and 54.8% would recommend telehealth services to patients with similar conditions. Most participants thought a physical examination was critical to detecting recurrence, and concern that their provider may miss something during telehealth visits was greater among those who preferred in-person visits. With many gynecologic cancer survivors preferring in-person care, building a future care model that includes telehealth elements will require adaptations, careful evaluation of patient concerns, as well as patient education on telehealth.
(© The Author(s) 2022. Published by Oxford University Press.)
Databáze: MEDLINE