Perspectives of older women with early breast cancer on telemedicine during post-primary treatment.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Telemedicine has the potential to lessen healthcare burden of older patients due to frequent appointments, physical disabilities, and reliance on caretakers. To benefit from telemedicine, patients must have the capacity and willingness to engage with technology. This study aimed to better understand the telemedicine experiences of older women with non-metastatic breast cancer regarding visit convenience, completeness, and interpersonal satisfaction.

Methods

Semi-structured interviews were conducted in a convenience sample of women age 65+, post-primary treatment for stage I-III breast cancer, who had received in-person outpatient care at a cancer center in urban North Carolina before a telemedicine appointment occurring after March 2020. Patients were interviewed abo

SUBMITTER: Buse CR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9664432 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature