A review of telephone consultations for head and neck cancer follow up: a patient satisfaction survey.
J Laryngol Otol
; 135(9): 815-819, 2021 Sep.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1333849
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
To review patient satisfaction with the change in practice towards telephone consultations during and after the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic for head and neck cancer follow up.METHOD:
A retrospective analysis was conducted of head and neck cancer telephone appointments during a six-month period in a tertiary referral centre.RESULTS:
Patients found the telephone consultations beneficial (98 per cent), with 30 per cent stating they were relieved to not have to attend hospital. Patients who travelled further, those with lower stage disease and patients with a greater interval from initial treatment were most satisfied with the telephone consultations. Sixty-eight per cent of patients stated they would be happy to have telephone consultations as part of their regular follow up after the pandemic.CONCLUSION:
Patients found the telephone consultations beneficial and 30 per cent considered them preferable to face-to-face appointments. This study demonstrates that telephone consultations can be used as an adjunct to face-to-face appointments in an effort to reduce hospital attendances whilst maintaining close follow up.Keywords
Full text:
Available
Collection:
International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Referral and Consultation
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Patient Satisfaction
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Aftercare
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Head and Neck Neoplasms
Type of study:
Cohort study
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Observational study
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Prognostic study
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Qualitative research
Limits:
Adult
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Aged
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Humans
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Middle aged
Language:
English
Journal:
J Laryngol Otol
Journal subject:
Otolaryngology
Year:
2021
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
S0022215121001997
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