Patient satisfaction with telemedicine for prechemotherapy evaluation during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Future Oncol
; 17(13): 1593-1600, 2021 May.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1105970
ABSTRACT
Aims:
This project aims to address the question of whether patients were satisfied with using a video visit for prechemotherapy evaluation during the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods & materials This project used a survey tool with patients undergoing prechemotherapy evaluation that was administered at the time of chemotherapy; 70 surveys were collected. Descriptive statistics of survey questions are presented.Results:
73% of patients reported satisfaction with their video visit experience. 65% of patients reported that they prefer in-person visits as their preferred choice for prechemotherapy evaluation.Conclusion:
Patient satisfaction was favorable, but not consistent with results from prior published studies. Patients also mostly preferred an in-person visit for prechemotherapy evaluation. Further research is needed to determine patient attitudes to telemedicine for different types of consultations.
Lay abstract In this study, we looked at how satisfied patients were with video visits to consult with their physicians prior to receiving chemotherapy. We collected 70 surveys from June to July 2020 in the clinic's infusion center. Most patients were satisfied with using video visits, but maybe were not as satisfied with using video visits as has been reported in other studies. Most patients also still preferred an in-person visit to a video visit. Patients may have preferred in-person visits because that is what they were used to. More research is needed to find why satisfaction with video visits can be so varied.
Keywords
Full text:
Available
Collection:
International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Patient Satisfaction
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Telemedicine
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SARS-CoV-2
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COVID-19
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Neoplasms
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Antineoplastic Agents
Type of study:
Experimental Studies
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Observational study
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Prognostic study
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Qualitative research
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Randomized controlled trials
Topics:
Long Covid
Limits:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
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Young adult
Language:
English
Journal:
Future Oncol
Year:
2021
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Fon-2020-0855
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