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Journal article
Meeting the needs of rural cancer patients in survivorship: Understanding the role of telehealth
Australian Journal of Rural Health, Vol.32(1), pp.188-192
2024
PMID: 37927175
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Abstract
Objective:
This study explores perceptions about the role of telehealth in providing health and supportive services to Australian rural/regional cancer patients and survivor during COVID-19 and the quality of these services to inform future practice.
Design:
Data were collected as part of a bi-annual survey on client satisfaction at a rural/regional community cancer wellness centre in Australia.
Settings and Participants:
Rural/regional cancer patients and survivors (n = 66) completed an online survey.
Main Outcome Measures:
The three main outcome measures were: (1) attitudes towards telehealth; (2) preference for future cancer support services; and (3) experiences with video/telehealth.
Results:
Younger participants were more likely to use allied health services via video/telehealth during COVID-19 than their older counterparts. The preferred format for cancer support services in future was face-to-face (59% for younger and 42% for older participants), telehealth (10% for both groups) and mixed (31% for younger and 48% for older participants).
Conclusions:
Telehealth has benefits for the delivery of health and supportive services to rural/regional cancer patients and survivors. Nurses can play a key role in assessing the support needs of cancer survivors and facilitating strategies to ensure that survivors have the skills necessary to access telehealth support.
Details
- Title
- Meeting the needs of rural cancer patients in survivorship: Understanding the role of telehealth
- Authors
- Karina T. Rune (Corresponding Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, School of Health - PsychologyTamara J. Cadet (Author) - University of PennsylvaniaCindy Davis (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, School of Law and Society
- Publication details
- Australian Journal of Rural Health, Vol.32(1), pp.188-192
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
- Date published
- 2024
- DOI
- 10.1111/ajr.13056
- ISSN
- 1440-1584; 1038-5282
- PMID
- 37927175
- Copyright note
- © 2023 The Authors. Australian Journal of Rural Health published by John Wiley & Sons Australia, Ltd on behalf of National Rural Health Alliance Ltd. This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs License, which permits use and distribution in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited, the use is non-commercial and no modifications or adaptations are made.
- Organisation Unit
- Healthy Ageing Research Cluster; Cancer Research Cluster; School of Health - Psychology; School of Law and Society
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 99976898302621
- Output Type
- Journal article
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