Eva Kjeldsted|Katrine Vammen Lindblad|Hanne Bødtcher|Dina Melanie Sørensen|Elizabeth Rosted|Helle Gert Christensen|Mads Nordahl Svendsen|Linda Aagaard Thomsen|Susanne Oksbjerg Dalton
A population-based survey of patients’ experiences with teleconsultations in cancer care in Denmark during the COVID-19 pandemic
Zealand University Hospital|Danish Cancer Society|Danish Cancer Society|Danish Cancer Society|Zealand University Hospital|Zealand University Hospital|University of Southern Denmark|Zealand University Hospital|Zealand University Hospital|Danish Cancer Society|Zealand University Hospital|Danish Cancer Society
covid19 pandemic teleconsultations tc increasingly used cancer care alternative outpatient visits aimed examine patientrelated cancerspecific characteristics associated experiences tc among patients cancer covid19 pandemicthis populationbased survey included patients breast lung gastrointestinal urological gynaecological cancers appointments outpatient clinics department clinical oncology palliative care zealand university hospital denmark march april 2020 age sexadjusted logistic regression analyses used study associations sociodemographics cancer general health anxiety health literacy patients experiences tc regards comfortable tc confident doctor could provide information assess symptomsside effects perceived outcome tcof 2119 patients cancer receiving electronic survey 1160 55 participated two thirds patients 68 consultations doctor changed tc male aged 6579 years tc test results statistically significantly associated comfort confidence perceived better outcome tc breast cancer anxiety low health literacy tc followup consultation statistically significantly associated less positive experiences tc living alone short education disability pension comorbidity statistically significantly associated anxiety low health literacymost patients reported positive experiences tc particular patients anxiety low health literacy also patients fewest socioeconomic health resources felt less comfortable confident likely perceive outcome negatively form consultation tc may suitable increasing integration standard cancer care carefully planned meet patients different information needs order increase social inequality cancer