Digital Health for Breast Care: Patient Satisfaction and Reducing Disparities through Telemedicine.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Virtual teleconsultation plays a pivotal role in managing diseases requiring long-term communication between patients and treatment teams, such as breast diseases. The Ruban Virtual Breast Clinic in Iran offers teleconsultation services focusing on nonurgent chronic complaints through offline messaging. This study aimed to evaluate patient satisfaction with these teleconsultation services.

Methods

A comprehensive questionnaire was designed with three sections: identifying the individual interacting with the clinic and prior teleconsultation use; collecting demographic data and reasons for consultation; and assessing satisfaction using 16 items rated on a Likert scale from 1 (poor) to 10 (excellent). The study included patients who received at least o

SUBMITTER: Soleimani Jobaneh Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12752833 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature