COVID-19 pandemic and uro-oncology follow-up: A “virtual” multidisciplinary team strategy and patients’ satisfaction assessment

Ambrosini, Francesca; Stasio, A. Di; Mantica, Guglielmo; Cavallone, Barbara; Serao, A.

doi:10.4081/aiua.2020.2.78

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“…Other studies have examined the satisfaction of individuals with teleconsultation during the COVID-19 pandemic. Many of these studies were conducted in developed countries [ 24 , [35] , [36] , [37] , [38] , [39] , [40] , [41] , [42] ]. To the best of our knowledge, there is just one study in Saudi Arabia [ 43 ] and one study in India [ 44 ], which may have a similar research setting as Iran.…”

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“…Dobrusin’s study [ 36 ] also concluded that patients were incredibly satisfied with their telehealth appointments, with more than 80 % suggesting that they could engage in potential telehealth visits and the provider is able to answer their questions. In AmbrosIti's study [ 35 ], patients with genitourinary cancer who had weekly video-conference meetings through Zoom with healthcare professionals showed that most patients had a high level of satisfaction with their telehealth visits. In Gilbert's study [ 37 ], in the United Kingdom, virtual consultations (via telephone or video call) were described as a possible alternative to face-to-face consultations during the COVID-19 pandemic.…”

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A cross-sectional online survey on patients’ satisfaction using store-and-forward voice and text messaging teleconsultation service during the COVID‑19 pandemic

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Nakhaee

Yazdi‐Feyzabadi

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International Journal of Medical Informatics

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Aim This study aimed to evaluate the patients' satisfaction with using store-and-forward voice and text messaging teleconsultation service to provide primary health care to patients during the COVID-19 pandemic. Method A cross-sectional survey was conducted between October 1 and December 1, 2020, in Iran. The study population consisted of patients who used the service. Three hundred-ninety-six patients were enrolled in the study by convenience sampling. Data were collected by a researcher-made questionnaire. The face, comprehensibility, and content validity of the questionnaire were tested and met. The reliability of this questionnaire was confirmed (r = 0.9). Descriptive statistics and multinomial logistic regression were conducted. Data were analyzed using STATA 14.0 software. Results In total, 396 patients responded to the online questionnaire. The mean age of patients was 37 ± 10.31 years. More than half of them had an academic degree (65.40 %). Teleconsultation was considered satisfactory by 172 patients (43.43 %), while more than half of the patients (56.57 %) were unsatisfied with teleconsultation. In terms of "quality of care provided" and "patient information privacy" components, around 41 % of patients were satisfied. However, the number of patients who feel satisfied with teleconsultation's similarity to a face-to-face encounter was lower (37.88 %). The results showed no significant relationship between age, gender, education, and overall satisfaction (p > 0.05). The association between overall satisfaction and health status was (AOR = 1.51, 95 % CI = 1.16–1.96). Conclusion More than half of patients from our study did not have a good experience with teleconsultation. This is also partially due to the use of existing communication platform, instead of custom-made solution. It is necessary to improve the services' quality and meet patients' needs to optimize patients' experience, particularly during a health crisis, resulting in better health outcomes and end-user satisfaction.

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A cross-sectional online survey on patients’ satisfaction using store-and-forward voice and text messaging teleconsultation service during the COVID‑19 pandemic

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Nakhaee

Yazdi‐Feyzabadi

et al. 2021

International Journal of Medical Informatics

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“…Finally, COVID-19 pandemic represents an important challenge and learning opportunity for cancer centers, in the context of an extremely dynamic clinical and political situation which requires maximum flexibility to be appropriately faced. For example, telemedicine can represent an alternative for both multidisciplinary and follow-up visits, as suggested by the preliminary experience of Ambrosini et al (38).…”

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Overview of the italian experience in surgical management of bladder cancer during first month of COVID-19 pandemic

Maccagnano

Rocchini

Montanari

et al. 2020

Arch Ital Urol Androl

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Objective: Overview of bladder cancer (BC) management in Italy during the first month of the COVID-19 pandemic (March 2020) with head to head comparison of the data from March 2019, considered “usual activity” period. The aim is to analyze performance of different Italian Centers in North, Center and South, with a special eye for Lombardy (the Italian epicenter). Patients and methods: During April 2020, a survey containing 14 multiple-choice questions focused on general staffing and surgical activity related to BC during the months of March 2019 and March 2020 was sent to 32 Italian Centers. Statistical analysis was performed using IBM SPSS Statistics (v26) software. A Medline search was performed, in order to attempt a comparative analysis with published papers. Results: 28 Centers answered, for a response rate of 87.5%. Most of the urology staff in the Lombardy region were employed in COVID wards (p = 0.003), with a statistically significant reduction in the number of radical cystectomies (RC) performed during that time (p = 0.036). The total amount of RC across Italy remained the same between 2019 and 2020, however there was an increase in the number of surgeries performed in the Southern region. This was most likely due to travel restrictions limiting travel the North. The number of Trans-Urethral Resection of Bladder Tumors (TURBT) (p = 0.046) was higher in Academic Centers (AC) in 2020 (p = 0.037).Conclusions: The data of our survey, although limited, represents a snap shot of the management of BC during the first month of the COVD-19 pandemic, which posed a major challenge for cancer centers seeking to provide care during an extremely dynamic clinical and political situation which requires maximum flexibility to be appropriately managed.

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“…Thanks, mostly, to the uncommonness of the case, our experience strengthens the importance of sharing therapeutic and diagnostic strategies in a Cancer MDT that involves pathologists, oncologists, radiologists and urologists. Moreover, we are experiencing a unique historical moment due to the COVID‐19 pandemic, so we strongly support the powerful methodology of MDT, also by exploiting telemedicine strategies if face‐to‐face meetings are not feasible (Ambrosini et al., 2020).…”

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Testicular seminoma with pagetoid spread into the vas deferens: A rare histopathological presentation

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Testicular cancer, in particular testicular germ cell tumours, is the most common malignancy in young adult men. Defining prognosis and the best therapeutic strategy is challenging since accurate staging could be controversial. We report an unusual case of seminoma with pagetoid spread into the rete testis and, unexpectedly, also within the epithelium of the vas deferens, up to the margin of excision of the spermatic cord. Focussing on the extremely rare pathological finding and the challenge in defining the stage and the best post‐surgical management, we would like to raise some issues about the knowledge gap on this topic.

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COVID-19 pandemic and uro-oncology follow-up: A “virtual” multidisciplinary team strategy and patients’ satisfaction assessment

Cited by 24 publications

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A cross-sectional online survey on patients’ satisfaction using store-and-forward voice and text messaging teleconsultation service during the COVID‑19 pandemic

A cross-sectional online survey on patients’ satisfaction using store-and-forward voice and text messaging teleconsultation service during the COVID‑19 pandemic

Overview of the italian experience in surgical management of bladder cancer during first month of COVID-19 pandemic

Testicular seminoma with pagetoid spread into the vas deferens: A rare histopathological presentation

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