Multicenter evaluation of breast cancer patients' satisfaction and experience with oncology telemedicine visits during the COVID-19 pandemic.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

During the COVID-19 pandemic, teleconsultation was implemented in clinical practice to limit patient exposure to COVID-19 while monitoring their treatment and follow-up. We sought to examine the satisfaction of patients with breast cancer (BC) who underwent teleconsultations during this period.

Methods

Eighteen centres in France and Italy invited patients with BC who had at least one teleconsultation during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic to participate in a web-based survey that evaluated their satisfaction (EORTC OUT-PATSAT 35 and Telemedicine Satisfaction Questionnaire [TSQ] scores) with teleconsultation.

Results

Among the 1299 participants eligible for this analysis, 53% of participants were undergoing standard post-treatment follow-up while 2

SUBMITTER: Bizot A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8480754 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature