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  • Titulo Artículo: Experience of Telemedicine Visits in Radiation Oncology During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A US National Survey and Lessons Learned for Incorporating Telemedicine Post-COVID-19
  • Resumen: Purpose: We sought to survey the attitudes and perceptions of US radiation oncologists toward the adoption of telemedicine during the COVID-19 pandemic and offer suggestions for its integration in the postpandemic era. Methods and Materials: A 25-question, anonymous online survey was distributed nationwide to radiation oncologists. Results: One hundred and twenty-one respondents completed the survey, with 92% from academia. Overall, 79% worked at institutions that had implemented a work-from-home policy, with which 74% were satisfied. Despite nearly all visit types being conducted in-person before COVID-19, 25%, 41%, and 5% of the respondents used telemedicine for more than half of their new consultations, follow-up, and on- treatment visits, respectively, during the COVID-19 pandemic. Most (83%) reported being comfortable integrating telemedicine. Although telemedicine was appreciated as being more convenient for patients (97%) and reducing transmission of infectious agents (83%), the most commonly perceived disadvantages were difficulty in performing physical examinations (90%), patients’ inability to use technology adequately (74%), and technical malfunctions (72%). Compared with in-person visits, telemedicine was felt to be inferior in establishing a personal connection during consultation (90%) and assessing for toxicity while on-treatment (88%) and during follow-up (70%). For follow- up visits, genitourinary and thoracic were perceived as most appropriate for telemedicine while gynecologic and head and neck were considered the least appropriate. Overall, 70% were in favor of more telemedicine, even after pandemic is over.
  • Autores: Ritchell van Dams, Eric M. Chang, Neil R. Parikh, Rebecca G. Philipson, John V. Hegde, Amar U. Kishan, Tania B. Kaprealian, Ting Martin Ma, .
  • Titulo Revista: Advances in Radiation Oncology , .
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  • Volumen:0
  • Fecha de publicación: 2022.
  • Base de Datos Bibliográfica: Medline-PubMed , .
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  • Idioma: Inglés
  • Página Inicial: 1 Página Final: 11
  • ISBN: 24521094