biostudies-literatureLai LLNCI NIH HHS7502205030p1-7502205030p9https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC9017644biostudies-literatureUnknown75(2)<h4>Importance</h4>Access to perioperative breast surgery occupational therapy services remains limited in remote areas.<h4>Objective</h4>To assess the feasibility and acceptance of occupational therapy services using a "hub-and-spoke" telemedicine model.<h4>Design</h4>Prospective study using videoconferencing to connect the occupational therapist, located at the hub site, with the patient, located at the spoke site.<h4>Setting</h4>National Cancer Institute Comprehensive Cancer Center (hub site) and affiliated community cancer center (spoke site). The sites are 75 mi apart.<h4>Participants</h4>Female breast cancer patients (N = 26) scheduled for breast surgery were asked to participate in telemedicine occupation therapy sessions. Patients lived in a geographically remote region and travellThe American journal of occupational therapy : official publication of the American Occupational Therapy AssociationFeasibility of Remote Occupational Therapy Services via Telemedicine in a Breast Cancer Recovery Program.PMC9017644P30 CA033572Satyananda VPlayer HHayter JJones VSun VLai LLStacey JHite SfalseFeasibility of Remote Occupational Therapy Services via Telemedicine in a Breast Cancer Recovery Program.<h4>Importance</h4>Access to perioperative breast surgery occupational therapy services remains limited in remote areas.<h4>Objective</h4>To assess the feasibility and acceptance of occupational therapy services using a "hub-and-spoke" telemedicine model.<h4>Design</h4>Prospective study using videoconferencing to connect the occupational therapist, located at the hub site, with the patient, located at the spoke site.<h4>Setting</h4>National Cancer Institute Comprehensive Cancer Center (hub site) and affiliated community cancer center (spoke site). The sites are 75 mi apart.<h4>Participants</h4>Female breast cancer patients (N = 26) scheduled for breast surgery were asked to participate in telemedicine occupation therapy sessions. Patients lived in a geographically remote region and travell2021-01-01T00:00:00Z2021 Mar-Apr2025-04-18T21:51:32.883Z2025-02-19T03:18:35.675ZS-EPMC90176443365734510.5014/ajot.2021.042119