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Oncologists' Satisfaction with Virtual Care: A Questionnaire.
Balitsky, Amaris Karin; Cantor, Nathan; Zhang, Karen; Pond, Greg; Levine, Mark Norman.
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  • Balitsky AK; Hamilton Health Sciences, Juravinski Cancer Center, Hamilton, ON L8V 5C2, Canada.
  • Cantor N; Escarpment Cancer Research Institute, Hamilton, ON L8V 5C2, Canada.
  • Zhang K; Department of Oncology, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON L8V 5C2, Canada.
  • Pond G; Michael G. DeGroote School of Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON L8S 4L8, Canada.
  • Levine MN; Hamilton Health Sciences, Juravinski Cancer Center, Hamilton, ON L8V 5C2, Canada.
Curr Oncol ; 31(6): 3269-3277, 2024 Jun 05.
Article en En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38920731
ABSTRACT

INTRODUCTION:

Although virtual care (VC) has become an integral part of oncology care and healthcare delivery, clinicians' perspectives on and satisfaction with this modality are not well understood.

METHODS:

Using a National Network Forum framework and expert panel review, we developed a questionnaire to measure oncologists' satisfaction with VC. The questionnaire was distributed to Canadian oncologists through medical society email lists (n = 1541). We used a 5-point Likert scale to capture their responses, which included strongly disagree (1), disagree (2), undecided (3), agree (4), and strongly agree (5).

RESULTS:

A total of 61 oncologists and/or oncology trainees, of 768 (7.9%) who opened their email, completed questionnaires between October 2022 and January 2023. Every questionnaire item had a response rate greater than 98%. Seventy-two percent of the respondents were satisfied with VC. Oncologists who were less comfortable with technology were more likely to report lower levels of satisfaction (p < 0.001, Wilcoxon rank-sum). The questionnaire items that received the highest levels of agreement were related to VC reducing costs and improving access for patients and concerns about missing a diagnosis and assessing patients' functional status. The questionnaire items that received the greatest disagreement were related to VC improving access for patients with language barriers, VC being associated with time-savings for clinicians, improvements in clinical efficacy, and more readily available lab tests.

CONCLUSIONS:

Most of the oncologists surveyed are satisfied with VC; however, there are some concerns with VC that need to be addressed. Future research on optimizing VC should address clinicians' concerns, in addition to addressing the patient experience.
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Oncólogos Límite: Female / Humans / Male / Middle aged País/Región como asunto: America do norte Idioma: En Revista: Curr Oncol Año: 2024 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: Canadá

Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Oncólogos Límite: Female / Humans / Male / Middle aged País/Región como asunto: America do norte Idioma: En Revista: Curr Oncol Año: 2024 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: Canadá
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