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Multicenter evaluation of breast cancer patients’ satisfaction and experience with oncology telemedicine visits during the COVID-19 pandemic

Authors :
Laurence Vanlemmens
Juline Grenier
Matteo Lambertini
Elise Deluche
Elie El Rassy
Dominique Genet
Christelle Levy
Barbara Pistilli
Alexandra Bizot
Suzette Delaloge
William Jacot
Véronique Diéras
Anne Patsouris
Maryam Karimi
Sylvain Ladoire
Mahasti Saghatchian
Marc-Antoine Benderra
Catherine Uzan
Pierre Heudel
Thierry Petit
Jean-Yves Pierga
Sylvie Giacchetti
Anne de Jesus
Source :
British Journal of Cancer
Publication Year :
2021
Publisher :
Nature Publishing Group UK, 2021.

Abstract

s Introduction During the COVID-19 pandemic, teleconsultation was implemented in clinical practice to limit patient exposure to COVID-19 while monitoring their treatment and follow-up. We sought to examine the satisfaction of patients with breast cancer (BC) who underwent teleconsultations during this period. Methods Eighteen centres in France and Italy invited patients with BC who had at least one teleconsultation during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic to participate in a web-based survey that evaluated their satisfaction (EORTC OUT-PATSAT 35 and Telemedicine Satisfaction Questionnaire [TSQ] scores) with teleconsultation. Results Among the 1299 participants eligible for this analysis, 53% of participants were undergoing standard post-treatment follow-up while 22 and 17% were currently receiving active anticancer therapy for metastatic and localised cancers, respectively. The mean satisfaction scores were 77.4 and 73.3 for the EORTC OUT-PATSAT 35 and TSQ scores, respectively. In all, 52.6% of participants had low/no anxiety. Multivariable analysis showed that the EORTC OUT-PATSAT 35 score correlated to age, anxiety score and teleconsultation modality. The TSQ score correlated to disease status and anxiety score. Conclusion Patients with BC were satisfied with oncology teleconsultations during the COVID-19 pandemic. Teleconsultation may be an acceptable alternative follow-up modality in specific circumstances.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
15321827 and 00070920
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
British Journal of Cancer
Accession number :
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