Video consultation during follow up care: effect on quality of care and patient- and provider attitude in patients with colorectal cancer.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Video consultation (VC) is gaining attention as a possible alternative to out-patient clinic visits. However, little is known in terms of attitude, satisfaction and quality of care using VC over a face-to-face (F2F) consultation. The aim of this observational survey study was to compare the attitude and satisfaction with VC amongst patients suffering from colorectal cancer and their treating surgeons at the outpatient surgical care clinic in a tertiary referral centre.

Methods

A patient-preference model was chosen following the concept of shared decision making. A total of fifty patients with colorectal cancer were asked to choose between VC- or a F2F-contact during their follow up at the outpatient surgical care clinic and were subsequently assigned to either the

SUBMITTER: Barsom EZ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7886764 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature