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Digital Education Tools for Cancer Patients during COVID-19
Sena Turkdogan;
Gabriel Schnitman;
Tianci Wang;
Raphael Gotlieb;
Jeffrey How;
Walter Henri Gotlieb
ABSTRACT
The recent Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has caused a large portion of oncology consultation to be conducted remotely. Maladaptation or compromises of care resulted could negatively impact oncology patients and their disease management. We herein describe the development and implementation process of an online animated patient education tool that could support patients with reduced in-person interactions with their health care providers. The platform presents multilingual oncology care instructions and infection prevention during COVID adapted to patient’s literacy level, developed through multi-layered interdisciplinary collaboration. It serves to support oncology patient in the growing telemedicine and virtual care environment through strengthening the patient-activation, self-efficacy and emotional well-being.
Citation
Please cite as:
Turkdogan S, Schnitman G, Wang T, Gotlieb R, How J, Gotlieb WH
Development of a Digital Patient Education Tool for Patients With Cancer During the COVID-19 Pandemic