Breast Medical Oncologists' Perspectives of Telemedicine for Breast Cancer Care: A Survey Study.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

The COVID-19 pandemic forced rapid adoption of telemedicine (TM) for breast oncology visits in the United States, but the appropriate role of postpandemic TM is uncertain. We sought to understand physician and advance practice practitioner perspectives on the use of TM for outpatient breast cancer care through an electronically administered survey.

Methods

Breast medical oncology clinicians at two academic cancer centers and five satellite locations affiliated with the Dana Farber Cancer Institute and the Massachusetts General Cancer Center were invited to respond to a 21-question survey administered in September 2021 about clinicians' perceptions and attitudes toward TM during the previous 12 months.

Results

Of the 71 survey invitations, 51 clinicians (36 phy

SUBMITTER: Stavrou E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9509057 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature