ArticleBMC cancer2023
Clinical outcomes in patients with solid tumors living in rural and urban areas followed via telemedicine: experience in a highly complex latin american hospital.
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- Telemedicine adoption in Ecuador: an assessment of physician perceptions and knowledge towards its benefits and limitations.mHealth · 2025Article
- Clinical applications of telemedicine services using a regional telemedicine platform for cancer treatment: a cross-sectional study.BMC cancer · 2024Article
- Challenges and opportunities in NMIBC management across Latin America: insights from healthcare providers and a patient advocacy group.Ecancermedicalscience · 2024Article
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Abstract
backgroundDifficulties in cancer services access increase the burden of disease and mortality in rural areas, and telehealth can be a useful tool to address these inequalities.
objectiveWe aimed to describe the outcomes of patients in rural and urban areas with solid tumors managed by oncologists through telemedicine.
methodsWe conducted a retrospective cohort study of patients with solid tumors from March to December 2020. A total of 1270 subjects with solid tumors were included, 704 living in urban areas and 566 in rural areas.
resultsThe most frequent tumors were breast (51.8%) and prostate (12.4%). The trend of telemedicine care was similar for both populations; in-person care was more frequent in the urban population. There were no differences in referral to the emergency room, need for hospitalization, and mortality for both groups.
conclusionTelemedicine is a care modality that reduces barriers in the care of patients with solid tumors, evidencing similar outcomes regardless of living in rural or urban areas.
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