| Title |
Improving access to specialist multidisciplinary palliative care consultation for rural cancer patients by videoconferencing: report of a pilot project
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Supportive Care in Cancer, November 2012
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| DOI | 10.1007/s00520-012-1649-7 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Sharon M. Watanabe, Alysa Fairchild, Edith Pituskin, Patricia Borgersen, John Hanson, Konrad Fassbender |
| Abstract |
Palliative care (PC) and palliative radiotherapy (RT) consultation are integral to the care of patients with advanced cancer. These services are not universally available in rural areas, and travel to urban centers to access them can be burdensome for patients and families. The objectives of our study were to assess the feasibility of using videoconferencing to provide specialist multidisciplinary PC and palliative RT consultation to cancer patients in rural areas and to explore symptom, cost, and satisfaction outcomes. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 1 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 1 | 100% |
Mendeley readers
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 3 | 1% |
| Switzerland | 1 | <1% |
| Canada | 1 | <1% |
| Japan | 1 | <1% |
| United States | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 255 | 97% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Master | 44 | 17% |
| Researcher | 25 | 10% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 25 | 10% |
| Student > Bachelor | 23 | 9% |
| Other | 17 | 6% |
| Other | 58 | 22% |
| Unknown | 70 | 27% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 65 | 25% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 50 | 19% |
| Social Sciences | 18 | 7% |
| Psychology | 14 | 5% |
| Computer Science | 8 | 3% |
| Other | 27 | 10% |
| Unknown | 80 | 31% |
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