1. The Use of Telehealth to Provide Continuity of Cancer Care during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Advantages, Disparities, and Implications to Promote Health Equity.
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Marshall, Victoria K., Chavez, Melody N., Mason, Tina M., and Martinez Tyson, Dinorah
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RESEARCH , *PHYSICAL diagnosis , *SOCIAL support , *CAREGIVERS , *COVID-19 , *RESEARCH methodology , *INTERVIEWING , *POPULATION geography , *RACE , *UNCERTAINTY , *EARLY detection of cancer , *CONTINUUM of care , *QUALITATIVE research , *INFORMATION literacy , *HEALTH insurance reimbursement , *WORKFLOW , *CANCER patients , *AGING , *DESCRIPTIVE statistics , *RESEARCH funding , *HEALTH equity , *JUDGMENT sampling , *THEMATIC analysis , *ETHNIC groups , *TELEMEDICINE , *CANCER patient medical care , *COVID-19 pandemic , *ONCOLOGISTS , *HEALTH promotion , *SECONDARY analysis , *MEDICAL coding - Abstract
Perceptions of oncology health care providers use of telehealth to provide care to patients during the COVID-19 pandemic were explored. A qualitative study using semi-structured interviews and purposive sampling (N = 30) was conducted. Four themes emerged: 1) telehealth provided continuity of cancer care and used to decrease the risk of COVID-19 exposure; 2) advantages brought about convenience and inclusion of family caregivers; 3) telehealth revealed geographic, aging, and racial/ethnic disparities and digital illiteracy; and 4) rapid implementation was challenging. Telehealth provides a number of opportunities to support care for vulnerable cancer patients during this health crisis; however, disparities must be addressed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2022
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