Pediatric central nervous system tumor survivor and caregiver experiences with multidisciplinary telehealth.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Telehealth use to facilitate cancer survivorship care is accelerating; however, patient satisfaction and barriers to facilitation have not been studied amongst pediatric central nervous system (CNS) tumor survivors. We assessed the telehealth experiences of survivors and caregivers in the Pediatric Neuro-Oncology Outcomes Clinic at Dana-Farber/ Boston Children's Hospital.

Methods

Cross-sectional study of completed surveys among patients and caregivers with ≥ 1 telehealth multidisciplinary survivorship appointment from January 2021 through March 2022.

Results

Thirty-three adult survivors and 41 caregivers participated. The majority agreed or strongly agreed that telehealth visits started on time [65/67 (97%)], scheduling was convenient [59/61 (97%)], clinician'

SUBMITTER: Cacciotti C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9994776 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature