College of Nursing, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, USA.
College of Public Health, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, USA.
Hosp Top. 2022 Oct-Dec;100(4):166-176. doi: 10.1080/00185868.2021.1942360. Epub 2021 Jul 5.
Perceptions of oncology health care providers use of telehealth to provide care to patients during the COVID-19 pandemic were explored. A qualitative study using semi-structured interviews and purposive sampling (N = 30) was conducted. Four themes emerged: 1) telehealth provided continuity of cancer care and used to decrease the risk of COVID-19 exposure; 2) advantages brought about convenience and inclusion of family caregivers; 3) telehealth revealed geographic, aging, and racial/ethnic disparities and digital illiteracy; and 4) rapid implementation was challenging. Telehealth provides a number of opportunities to support care for vulnerable cancer patients during this health crisis; however, disparities must be addressed.
探讨了肿瘤医疗保健提供者在 COVID-19 大流行期间使用远程医疗为患者提供护理的看法。本研究采用半结构式访谈和目的性抽样（N=30）进行了定性研究。出现了四个主题：1）远程医疗提供了癌症护理的连续性，并用于降低 COVID-19 暴露的风险；2）便利性和包括家庭照顾者的优势；3）远程医疗揭示了地理、老龄化以及种族/民族差异和数字文盲；4）快速实施具有挑战性。远程医疗为在这场健康危机期间支持脆弱的癌症患者的护理提供了许多机会；但是，必须解决差距问题。
