SynthesisSupportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer2022
Experiences of patients and providers while using telemedicine in cancer care during COVID-19 pandemic: a systematic review and meta-synthesis of qualitative literature.
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- A Meta-Synthesis on Clients' Experience with Telerehabilitation.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Quality of Informed Consent via Telemedicine Compared With In-Person for Clinical Cancer Research.JCO oncology practice · 2026Article
- Determinants of Telemedicine Satisfaction in Inflammatory Bowel Disease Patients: A Multi-Centre Cross-Sectional Study.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2026Article
- Association between telehealth use in oncology and downstream utilization at a large academic health system.Journal of telemedicine and telecare · 2025Article
- Lung Cancer Under Siege in Spain: Timeliness, Treatment, and Survival Before and After the COVID-19 Pandemic.Cancers · 2025Article
- Telemedicine in cancer care: lessons from COVID-19 and solutions for Europe.European journal of public health · 2025Article
- Clinical applications of telemedicine services using a regional telemedicine platform for cancer treatment: a cross-sectional study.BMC cancer · 2024Article
- Internet Access and Use by Patients with Gynecologic Malignancies: A Cross-Sectional Study.Cancers · 2024Article
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- Perceptions of adult patients with cancer towards telemedicine: A qualitative meta-synthesis.Asia-Pacific journal of oncology nursing · 2024Review
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- Impact of state telehealth policies on telehealth use among patients with newly diagnosed cancer.JNCI cancer spectrum · 2023Article
- Experiences of Telenursing in Overcoming Challenges and Applaying Strategies by COVID-19 Patients in Home Isolation: Qualitative Study in Primary Care.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- "Everything has been Dramatically Changed Since The Outbreak Began": A Descriptive Qualitative Study of Cancer Care Experiences of Patients and Oncology Nurses during the COVID-19 Pandemic.Iranian journal of nursing and midwifery researchArticle
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Abstract
purposeThe objective of this meta-synthesis was to identify, appraise, and synthesize patients and provider's experiences while using telemedicine in cancer care during the COVID-19 pandemic.
methodsThe databases Medline, Embase, Cinahl, PsycInfo, Web of Science, and other related databases were searched. Reviewers followed the Joanna Briggs Institute (JBI) meta-aggregation method to identify categories and synthesized findings and to assign a level of confidence to synthesized findings. The listed quotations and the original author interpretations were synthesized using MAXQDA software.
resultsNineteen studies were included in the meta-synthesis. Three synthesized findings emerged from 243 primary findings: telemedicine assists but cannot be a substitute for face-to-face appointments in a health care crisis and in the provision of routine care to stable patients with cancer, infrastructural drivers and healthcare provider's support and attention affect patients' experiences and feelings about telemedicine, and patients who use telemedicine expect their health care providers to devote enough time and consider emotional needs, the lack of which can develop a negative response. The methodological quality of the studies ranged between 4 and 10, and the overall level of confidence of the synthesized findings was determined to be low and medium.
conclusionThe findings from this meta-synthesis gave a new insight to promoting the safe and evidence-based use of telemedicine during the current pandemic and future emergencies.
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