Previously submitted to: JMIR Cancer (no longer under consideration since Apr 29, 2025)
Date Submitted: Nov 6, 2024
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Life-Altering Findings and Concerns Over Data Privacy Take Influence on Patient Perspective on Telemedicine in the Perioperative Care of Female Ma-lignancies: A Cross-Sectional Study
ABSTRACT
Telemedicine provides extensive options in perioperative care for female malignancies. This paper scrutinizes the elements that create the optimal environment from a patient's viewpoint. Between May and November 2022, 145 patients sought preoperative consultations for breast cancer or gynecological oncology surgery and were given self-report questionnaires. These questionnaires queried patients about their prior use of inter-net-based services, personal information, and attitudes towards telemedicine services. Patients generally ex-pressed high approval for telemedicine services, viewing them as a potential enhancement to their care. Nu-merous personal factors were scrutinized for their relationship to attitudes towards telemedicine. Notably, patients in a perioperative setting favored a video-based, web browser-supported format for teleconsultations. Data protection issues and the potential for life-altering discoveries emerged as significant reasons for tele-medicine rejection. Perioperative telemedicine in the treatment of breast cancer and gynecological cancer holds promise for enhancing patient care. While it cannot presently substitute for in-person encounters, tele-medicine can supplement these interactions, thus improving healthcare overall.
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