ArticleTelemedicine journal and e-health : the official journal of the American Telemedicine Association2018
Examination of the Patient-Focused Impact of Cancer Telegenetics Among a Rural Population: Comparison with Traditional In-Person Services.
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- A Systematic Review of Patient-Reported Measures for Individuals Who Underwent Genetic Testing for Heritable Cancer.The patient · 2026Pooled it
- The Landscape of Health Technology for Equity Deserving Groups in Rural Communities: A Systematic Review.Community health equity research & policy · 2025Pooled it
- Interventions to improve access to cancer care in underserved populations in high income countries: a systematic review.Oncology reviews · 2024Pooled it
- Virtual Care in Patients with Cancer: A Systematic Review.Current oncology (Toronto, Ont.) · 2021Pooled it
- Videoconferencing to deliver genetics services: a systematic review of telegenetics in light of the COVID-19 pandemic.Genetics in medicine : official journal of the American College of Medical Genetics · 2021Pooled it
- How technology impacts communication between cancer patients and their health care providers: A systematic literature review.International journal of medical informatics · 2021Pooled it
- Investigating the Impact of Screen-Sharing Visual Aids during Genomic Results Disclosure via Telehealth in Diverse Families in the TeleKidSeq Pilot Study.Public health genomics · 2025Trial
- The ENGAGE study: a 3-arm randomized hybrid type 1 effectiveness and implementation study of an in-home, collaborative PCP model of remote telegenetic services to increase uptake of cancer genetic services in childhood cancer survivors.BMC health services research · 2024Trial
- Randomized study of remote telehealth genetic services versus usual care in oncology practices without genetic counselors.Cancer medicine · 2021Trial
- Outcomes of Counseling after Education about Carrier Results: A Randomized Controlled Trial.American journal of human genetics · 2018Trial
- Online Genetic Counseling as a Solution for Unmet Needs in Genetic Medicine: The First Survey in Japan.JMA journal · 2026Article
- Relationships between genetic counseling students' screensharing, nonverbal and verbal communication, and satisfaction in simulated telehealth visits.Patient education and counseling · 2025Article
- Patients' experiences using an educational virtual assistant for review of reproductive genetic screening results.Journal of genetic counseling · 2025Article
- Cancer genetic counseling via telegenetics and telephone: A qualitative study exploring the experience of patients and genetic counselors in an Australian cancer genetics context.Journal of genetic counseling · 2025Article
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- Patient experiences in receiving telegenetics care for inherited cardiovascular diseases.Journal of community genetics · 2024Article
- A practical method for integrating community priorities in planning and implementing cancer control programs.Cancer causes & control : CCC · 2023Article
- The role of virtual consultations in cancer genetics: challenges and opportunities introduced by the COVID-19 pandemic.BJC reports · 2023Review
- Residential Locale Is Associated with Disparities in Genetic Testing-Related Outcomes Among BRCA1/2-Positive Women.Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities · 2023Article
- Telehealth in genetic counselling consultations: the impact of COVID-19 in a Portuguese genetic healthcare service.Journal of community genetics · 2023Article
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backgroundTelecommunication models promise to improve access to cancer genetic counseling. Little is known about their impact among the geographically underserved. This work examined knowledge and emotional outcomes and attitudes/beliefs regarding cancer telegenetic services (via live-interactive videoconferencing) in Maine. MATERIALS AND
methodsCancer telegenetic patients seen at two remote sites and control (in-person) patients responded to pre-/postsurveys assessing care impact on hereditary breast and ovarian cancer (HBOC) knowledge and emotional health, ease of access to services, and telegenetics satisfaction/acceptability.
results158/174 (90%) participants returned pre- and immediate postcounseling surveys (90 remote and 68 in-person). Fewer returned 1-month postsurveys. Remote patients were older with lower education levels, more likely to live in rural counties and to have cancer histories. The two groups were matched relative to gender, race, and health insurance status. HBOC knowledge improved equally in both groups pre- versus immediately postcounseling and was maintained at 1 month in both groups. Decreased anxiety was evident postcounseling with no significant difference between groups. Depression improved significantly in remote patients immediately postcounseling; 1-month depression measures were lower in both groups. The availability of telegenetics eased transportation needs/work absences, and patients reported satisfaction with telecommunication quality. Despite overall acceptance of telegenetics, 32% of remote patients noted preference for in-person care.
conclusionsThere were few differences in HBOC knowledge and emotional outcomes comparing traditional in-person cancer genetic services with telegenetics, and satisfaction with/acceptance of this model was high. These data relate to scalability of cancer telegenetics in rural regions regionally and nationally.
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