An evaluation of telephone versus videoconference consults for pre-treatment medication history taking by cancer pharmacists.
J Telemed Telecare
; 28(10): 750-756, 2022 Dec.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-2108474
ABSTRACT
INTRODUCTION:
The primary aim was to compare the successful completion rates of pre-treatment medication history consults conducted by pharmacists with patients either via an unscheduled telephone consult (current standard care) or a scheduled videoconference consult model. Secondary aims were to examine pharmacist perceptions of the telephone and videoconference consults and explore patient (+/- support person) perceptions of videoconference consults.METHOD:
Completion data were collected and compared for the two modalities. In addition, pharmacists commented on any positive/negative factors impacting all consults. For the final 35 participants completing a videoconference consult, patients, support people, and pharmacists involved, completed a survey exploring perceptions and satisfaction.RESULTS:
A significantly higher completion rate (p < 0.0001) was found for the videoconferencing model, with 94% (76 of 81) completed successfully compared to 72% (76 of 105) of the unscheduled telephone consults. Pharmacists reported multiple factors impacting the success of the telephone consults including scheduling issues and patient factors. Survey responses revealed that 100% of patients/support people and 82% of pharmacists reported satisfaction with videoconference consults. Surveyed participants noted some technical issues, however, the 'ability to show/view medication containers and/or labels' and 'convenience of scheduled time' were benefits of the videoconference model.DISCUSSION:
Results indicate that pre-treatment medication history consults should be offered via videoconference to maximise success.Keywords
Full text:
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Collection:
International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Pharmacists
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Neoplasms
Type of study:
Experimental Studies
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Observational study
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Prognostic study
Limits:
Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
J Telemed Telecare
Journal subject:
Medical Informatics
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Health Services
Year:
2022
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
1357633x221122140
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